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

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How to use vitalize in a sentence

Where thought and love are active—thought the formative power, love the vitalizing—there can be no sadness.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot
No distributing business could hope to become established in the West or South without vitalizing this section of the law.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
Can human beings afford to throw away a vitalizing force so pungent, so exhilarating?
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864|Various
It contains a vitalizing element which chemistry has not yet been adequate to detect.
The Funny Side of Physic|A. D. Crabtre

But by some means the vitalizing dust seemed to have been conveyed.
Riverby|John Burroughs

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

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British Dictionary definitions for vitalize

vitalise

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