vitalize

[ vahyt-l-ahyz ]

/ ˈvaɪt lˌaɪz /

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verb (used with object), vi·tal·ized, vi·tal·iz·ing.

to give life to; make vital.

to give vitality or vigor to; animate.

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Also especially British, vi·tal·ise .

Origin of vitalize

First recorded in 1670–80; vital + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM vitalize

vi·tal·i·za·tion, nounvi·tal·iz·er, nounhy·per·vi·tal·i·za·tion, nounhy·per·vi·tal·ize, verb (used with object), hy·per·vi·tal·ized, hy·per·vi·tal·iz·ing.

non·vi·tal·ized, adjectivesub·vi·tal·i·za·tion, nounsub·vi·tal·ized, adjectiveun·der·vi·tal·ized, adjectiveun·vi·tal·ized, adjectiveun·vi·tal·iz·ing, adjective

Words nearby vitalize

vital force, vital function, Vitalian, vitalism, vitality, vitalize, Vitallium, vitals, vital signs, vital staining, vital statistics

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How to use vitalize in a sentence

If they borrow from others, they assimilate the information, and thus vitalize it before giving it out again.
Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism|F. V. N. Painter
It is a plain question of your ability to choose, arrange and vitalize things.
Atlantic Classics|Various
The true distribution would require that each man should possess what goods he could animate and vitalize.
Atlantic Classics|Various
The deeds of the Canadian army in this World War will vitalize the pages of the nation's history in all the years-to-be.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII)|various

It is seeking to vitalize our good impulses and render them effective by acting on them whenever opportunity offers.
The Mind and Its Education|George Herbert Betts

British Dictionary definitions for vitalize

vitalize

vitalise

/ (ˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make vital, living, or alive; endow with life or vigour

Derived forms of vitalize

vitalization or vitalisation, nounvitalizer or vitaliser, noun

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vitalize

Origin of vitalize

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British Dictionary definitions for vitalize

vitalise

Derived forms of vitalize