energize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cause to be alert and energetic
    arouse; energise; perk up; brace; stimulate.
    • Coffee and tea stimulate me
    • This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
  2. verb raise to a higher energy level
    energise; excite.
    • excite the atoms

WordNet

En"er*gize intransitive verb
Etymology
From Energy.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Energized ; present participle & verbal noun Energizing
Definitions
  1. To use strength in action; to act or operate with force or vigor; to act in producing an effect.
    Of all men it is true that they feel and energize first, they reflect and judge afterwards. J. C. Shairp.
En"er*gize transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To give strength or force to; to make active; to alacrify; as, to energize the will.

Webster 1913