Hypertext Webster Gateway: "energize"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Energize \En"er*gize\, v. t.
To give strength or force to; to make active; to alacrify;
as, to energize the will.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
energize
v 1: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate
me" [syn: {stimulate}, {arouse}, {brace}, {energise}, {perk
up}] [ant: {de-energize}, {sedate}]
2: raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms" [syn: {excite},
{energise}]
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