Crossword clues for energize
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Energize \En"er*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Energized; p. pr. & vb. n. Energizing.] [From Energy.] 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.
Energize \En"er*gize\, v. t. To give strength or force to; to make active; to alacrify; as, to energize the will.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1751; see energy + -ize. Related: Energized; energizing.
Wiktionary
alt. 1 To invigorate, to make energetic. 2 To supply with energy, especially electricity. To turn on power to something. 3 (context obsolete English) To use strength in action; to act or operate with force or vigor; to act in producing an effect. vb. 1 To invigorate, to make energetic. 2 To supply with energy, especially electricity. To turn on power to something. 3 (context obsolete English) To use strength in action; to act or operate with force or vigor; to act in producing an effect.
WordNet
v. cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn: stimulate, arouse, brace, energise, perk up] [ant: de-energize, de-energize, sedate]
raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms" [syn: excite, energise]
Usage examples of "energize".
He paused only to drink tepid water or eat bland foods, enough to energize his body so that he could keep fighting, training, and sharpening his edge.
She felt something that was dying inside herself flicker back to life, energize her numbed, inert body into action.
She went to the transporter and set it for delayed energize, being careful not to alter the coordinates.
Burroughs felt about the same, but was relieved and even energized to find Hully at home.
Horrified, then energized into action, Stanton ran across the tarmac-not even pausing when another bomb blew a khaki-clad soldier in two-and managed to climb up into a bomber.
An uncommon quiet settled over the courtroom as Janice awkwardly sidestepped her way to the aisle and, the blood surging and pounding in her head, mechanically made her way towards the gate in the railings, each step of her wavering progress seemingly energized by an inner force beyond her command or comprehension.
He became an investor and creative director of the newly energized STATS Inc.
She felt tired but also energized, the way she always did after a run.
Feeling both energized and relaxed by the run, she showered and ate a light breakfast, then decided to get in a bit of shopping before meeting Ronsard for lunch.
Lily advised against her better judgment, but Alden was so happily energized at the moment when he had been sloping around the house so dispiritedly for weeks even as he acted at keeping busy making plans and rummaging in the barn for agrarian implements to polish and sharpen and balance, that Lily could not bring herself to discourage him now.
The scratch of his wool sweater and whiffs of naphthalene energized him.
He was not sleepy now, but energized, keyed up to the brink of some extraordinary effort.
Gradually, whatever power it was that steered and energized the machine was disrupted, weakened, confused into chaos and helplessness.
Liquor, fortunately, had an energizing effect on Janice, heightening her perceptions even as it dulled her senses and quieted her alarms.
It fitted his moods and temperaments like an old leather glove, calming him during troubled times, energizing him when weariness threatened to clog his brain, and gently stroking him when the depressions struck.