energize

English

Alternative forms

• (Commonwealth English) energise

Verb

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

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

   Whenever we energize that circuit we blow a fuse.

3. (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

• 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