energized

English

Adjective

energized (comparative more energized, superlative most energized)

1. Electrically charged; live.
   • 1999, Richard D. Hislop, Construction Site Safety: A Guide for Managing Contractors, page 183:

     Because of the high level of hazard, work on energized equipment shall be strenuously avoided.

   • 2011, Princeton Energy Resources International, Handbook of International Electrical Safety Practices:

     No work should be performed near energized conductors until danger of contact with those conductors has been effectively guarded against.

   • 2016, Steven W. Blume, Electric Power System Basics for the Nonelectrical Professional, page 214:

     There are multiple ways to work on energized power lines safely; insulated bucket trucks, the use of fiber glass non-conductive hot sticks and bare hand live line maintenance are the more common means.

2. Full of energy, vitality, or enthusiasm.
   • 2012, Clairmont Chung, Walter Rodney: A Promise of Revolution, page 111:

     He always cambe back very energized with this contact with ordinary working people who were progressive and on a revolutionary path.

   • 2020, Perry Timms, The Energized Workplace, page 80:

     But mostly, I'd argue, it's because we will be more capable for longer, with more energized, active minds and bodies.

   • 2023, Patrick Williams, ‎Diane S. Menendez, Becoming a Professional Life Coach:

     Who are the people around you with whom you feel most energized?

Derived terms

• bioenergized
• overenergized
• superenergized
• unenergized

 

Verb

energized

1. simple past and past participle of energize

Anagrams

• genderize