ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Energize

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɛnəd͡ʒaɪz/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Energize is a verb meaning (transitive) To invigorate; to make energetic.

Meaning

(transitive) To invigorate; to make energetic.

More Meanings

  1. (transitive) To supply with energy, especially electricity; to turn on power to (something).
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To use strength in action; to act or operate with force or vigor; to act in producing an effect.

Example Sentences

Whenever we energize that circuit we blow a fuse.
Of all men it is true that they feel and energize first, they reflect and judge afterwards.
Magazines of the day celebrated the new gay health consciousness in articles which linked the proliferation of gay bodybuilding with the health craze sweeping the country, though this was often complete nonsense. For did we not, all of us, know scores of friends who used drugs to energize their workouts, who smoked dope, took speed, and shot up anabolic steroids to facilitate that mad, muscular frenzy?

Word Forms

Synonyms for energize

Depending on context, synonyms include stimulate, arouse, brace, excite, energise.

Antonyms for energize

Common opposites include sedate, calm, tranquillize, tranquilize, de-energize.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stimulate, arouse, excite, energise, brace, invigorate.

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