energize

(en′ər jīz′)

intransitive verb

to show energy; be active

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verb en·er·gized, en·er·giz·ing, en·er·giz·es

verb, transitive

To give energy to; activate or invigorate: “His childhood—father in . . . prison, factory work as a boy—both haunted and energized him” (Frank Conroy).
To supply with an electric current.

verb, intransitive

To release or put out energy.

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