energize

English

Alternative forms

• energise (Commonwealth English)

Verb

energize (third-person singular simple present energizes, present participle energizing, simple past and past participle energized)

1. (transitive) To invigorate; to make energetic.
2. (transitive) To supply with energy, especially electricity; to turn on power to (something).

   Whenever we energize that circuit we blow a fuse.

3. (intransitive, obsolete) To use strength in action; to act or operate with force or vigor; to act in producing an effect.
   • J. C. Shairp

     Of all men it is true that they feel and energize first, they reflect and judge afterwards.

Translations

to invigorate, to make energetic

• Bulgarian: стимулирам (bg) (stimuliram), възбуждам (bg) (vǎzbuždam)
• Irish: fuinnmhigh
• Portuguese: estimular (pt)

• Romanian: energizare f
• Russian: возбужда́ть (ru) (vozbuždátʹ), активизи́ровать (ru) (aktivizírovatʹ), усиливать (ru) (usilivatʹ)

to supply with energy, especially electricity

• Irish: fuinnmhigh
• Portuguese: energizar

• Russian: подава́ть напряже́ние (podavátʹ naprjažénije), включа́ть ток (vključátʹ tok),, подава́ть пита́ние (podavátʹ pitánije), включа́ть напряже́ние (vključátʹ naprjažénije)

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Portuguese

Verb

energize

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of energizar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of energizar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of energizar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of energizar