ENERGIZE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (verb)

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they energize ... he / she / it energizes

Past simple: energized

Past participle: energized

-ing form: energizing

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to be alert and energetic

Example:

This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate

Synonyms:

arouse; brace; energise; energize; perk up; stimulate

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "energize" is one way to...):

affect (act physically on; have an effect upon)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "energize"):

cathect (inject with libidinal energy)

animate; quicken; reanimate; recreate; renovate; repair; revive; revivify; vivify (give new life or energy to)

invigorate; reinvigorate (impart vigor, strength, or vitality to)

animate; enliven; invigorate; liven; liven up (make lively)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Antonym:

de-energize (deprive of energy)

Derivation:

energizer (someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people)

energizing (the activity of causing to have energy and be active)

energy (enterprising or ambitious drive)

energy (forceful exertion)

energy ((physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs)

energy (a healthy capacity for vigorous activity)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Raise to a higher energy level

Example:

excite the atoms

Synonyms:

energise; energize; excite

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "energize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

energizer (someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people)

energizing (the activity of causing to have energy and be active)

energy (an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing))

energy (forceful exertion)

energy ((physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs)

energy (a healthy capacity for vigorous activity)

Credits

Context examples:

Once Mars leaves Libra, Mars will energize your tenth house of career honors, awards, and achievements.