The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vitalize \Vi"tal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vitalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Vitalizing.] [Cf. F. vitaliser.] To endow with life, or vitality; to give life to; to make alive; as, vitalized blood.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of vitalize English)
WordNet
adj. giving or having the power to give life and spirit; "returning the life-giving humus to the land"- Louis Bromfield; "life-giving love and praise"; "the vitalizing rays of the warming sun" [syn: life-giving]
Usage examples of "vitalizing".
Should this vitalizing power be termed nerve-force, electricity, heat, or motion?
Leucorrheal matter may destroy the vitalizing power of the sperm-cells.
And when these exercises especially advised for stimulating the nerve centers and for strengthening and vitalizing the spine are combined with a liberal use of hot water, the blood is forced through all the tissues, with the general effect of thoroughly cleansing all parts, in addition to immediately cleansing the alimentary canal.
The improvement in the condition of your skin, in the purity of your blood, and in the degree of energy that you will enjoy will more than repay you for your efforts in following the various suggestions made for cleansing, strengthening, and vitalizing the alimentary canal.
It is our great vitalizing and life-giving principle, both in the realms of animal life and plant life.
In my reference to sun baths in the preceding chapter on Blood Purification I placed special emphasis upon the value of light as a vitalizing and stimulating factor in life and health.