energize
to give energy to; rouse into activity: to energize the spirit with brave words.
to supply electrical current to or store electrical energy in.
to be in operation; put forth energy.
Origin of energize
1- Also especially British, en·er·gise .
Other words from energize
- re·en·er·gize, verb (used with object), re·en·er·gized, re·en·er·giz·ing.
- su·per·en·er·gized, adjective
- un·en·er·gized, adjective
Words that may be confused with energize
- energize , enervate
Words Nearby energize
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How to use energize in a sentence
We need to meet people where they are and we need to energize people by amplifying their voices.
In campaign’s waning days, both candidates seek to shore up support from Latino voters | Jose Del Real, Amy Gardner, Jenna Johnson | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostWith days still to go before the US presidential election, early voting has already topped half of all votes cast in the 2016 election, and every indication is that the electorate is energized.
Podcast: How online misinformation murdered the truth | Anthony Green | October 29, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewAccording to Hoskins and Ulbrich, the office will remain a fixture of corporate life, in large part because many employees find a shared workspace to be energizing and a place they perform their best work.
Seeing a familiar name energized my aching legs, propelling me through the final part of the climb.
How Biking Across America Formed an Unlikely Friendship | Raffi Joe Wartanian | October 8, 2020 | Outside OnlineBI is investing aggressively in quality journalism, particularly for its premium subscription offering, and I am energized to be working with its growing team of reporters and editors.
A decade ago, gays were a wedge issue used by Republicans to energize the base.
It Gets Better—but Mostly if You Live in a Rich, Democratic Country | Jay Michaelson | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI think they were trying to energize their base, the Tea Party base, the right wing nuts, whatever you want to call them.
OK County GOP Learns That KKK 'Discussions' Not Welcome | Olivia Nuzzi | August 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA national standard would energize reform across the country.
A Bipartisan Path to Fixing America’s Broken Elections | Michael Waldman | January 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is not enough for him to go negative and depress enthusiasm for Cucinnelli; he must find a way to actively energize Dems.
But when Obama needed to energize gay voters in the spring of 2012, his evolution was suddenly complete.
The New Era of Evolution Helps Pols Switch Stance on Issues from Gay Marriage to Immigration | Howard Kurtz | April 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe needed the stimulation of sex completely to energize his faculties.
The Burning Secret | Stefan ZweigHow to energize and illumine the mind, so as to protect against mental influences.
The Human Aura | Swami PanchadasiGive three minutes morning and night to the exercises below and you will straighten, develop, heal, and energize your body.
Supreme Personality | Delmer Eugene CroftAn individual or a nation must energize from within outward in order to truly express itself and thus develop in the best sense.
Rural Life and the Rural School | Joseph KennedyThere are now many good chances to create new and energize our existing industries.
Industrial Progress and Human Economics | James Hartness
British Dictionary definitions for energize
energise
/ (ˈɛnəˌdʒaɪz) /
to have or cause to have energy; invigorate
(tr) to apply a source of electric current or electromotive force to (a circuit, field winding, etc)
Derived forms of energize
- energizer or energiser, noun
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