energize

[ en-er-jahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, en·er·gized, en·er·giz·ing.

1. to give energy to; rouse into activity:

   to energize the spirit with brave words.

2. to supply electrical current to or store electrical energy in.

verb (used without object)

, en·er·gized, en·er·giz·ing.

1. to be in operation; put forth energy.

energize

/ ˈɛnəˌdʒaɪz /

verb

1. to have or cause to have energy; invigorate
2. tr to apply a source of electric current or electromotive force to (a circuit, field winding, etc)

Derived Forms

• ˈenerˌgizer, noun

Other Words From

• re·ener·gize verb (used with object) reenergized reenergizing
• super·ener·gized adjective
• un·ener·gized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of energize¹

First recorded in 1745–55; energ(y) + -ize

Example Sentences

We need to meet people where they are and we need to energize people by amplifying their voices.

From Washington Post

With 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.

From MIT Technology Review

According 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.

From Fortune

Seeing a familiar name energized my aching legs, propelling me through the final part of the climb.

From Outside Online

BI 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.

From Fortune

A decade ago, gays were a wedge issue used by Republicans to energize the base.

From The Daily Beast

I think they were trying to energize their base, the Tea Party base, the right wing nuts, whatever you want to call them.

From The Daily Beast

A national standard would energize reform across the country.

From The Daily Beast

It is not enough for him to go negative and depress enthusiasm for Cucinnelli; he must find a way to actively energize Dems.

From The Daily Beast

But when Obama needed to energize gay voters in the spring of 2012, his evolution was suddenly complete.

From The Daily Beast

He needed the stimulation of sex completely to energize his faculties.

From Project Gutenberg

How to energize and illumine the mind, so as to protect against mental influences.

From Project Gutenberg

Give three minutes morning and night to the exercises below and you will straighten, develop, heal, and energize your body.

From Project Gutenberg

An individual or a nation must energize from within outward in order to truly express itself and thus develop in the best sense.

From Project Gutenberg

There are now many good chances to create new and energize our existing industries.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• animate
• electrify
• empower
• excite
• invigorate
• motivate
• reinforce
• stimulate
• strengthen
• trigger