energize

verb en·er·gize \ ˈe-nər-ˌjīz \

|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Examples: energize in a Sentence

Definition of energize

energized; energizing

transitive verb

1 : to make energetic, vigorous, or active

energized by the coach's pep talk

2 : to impart energy to

sunlight energizes the chemical reactions

3 : to apply voltage to

intransitive verb

: to put forth energy : act

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energization

play \ˌe-nər-ˌjī-ˈzā-shən\ noun

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energizer

noun

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Examples of energize in a Sentence

His rousing speech energized the crowd.
You'll feel more energized after a bit of exercise.

Recent Examples of energize from the Web

The results suggest the campaigns failed to energize like-minded voters to turn out against entrenched incumbents backed by police unions in a midterm primary election, in which conservatives historically are more likely to vote.

— abbie vansickle, latimes.com, "Big spending by George Soros and liberal groups fails to sway D.A. races in California," 7 June 2018
The first-period equalizer energized the fans once again, and Reilly Smith took advantage 3:21 into the second to give Vegas the lead once more.

— tyler horka, SI.com, "Stanley Cup Final: Late Goal Lifts Golden Knights to Game 1 Win Over Capitals," 28 May 2018
The captivating angle about this race, from a Georgia perspective, is that no Democratic candidate for governor has tried [Abrams'] progressive approach or fully embraced her strategy to energize left-leaning voters before.

— chris cillizza, CNN, "What Stacey Abrams' massive primary win means for her chances to be the nation's first black woman governor," 23 May 2018
In the end the winner was Stacey Abrams, an African-American legislative leader with lots of national support and an argument that energizing young and minority voters is the route to a political revolution in Georgia.

— ed kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Abrams Wins Georgia’s ‘Two Staceys’ Race, Could Become First Black Female Governor," 22 May 2018
Yet the pair have energized politically active Portlanders who seek to replace longtime Commissioner Dan Saltzman, who is vacating his seat after 20 years, with a fresh persona unafraid to take a different approach to city governance.

— gordon r. friedman, OregonLive.com, "Hardesty, Smith in runoff for Portland City Council seat," 15 May 2018
President Donald Trump, who narrowly won Florida, has energized Democrats and put Florida’s growing independent vote in good position for Nelson.

— steve bousquet and alex leary, miamiherald, "Gov. Rick Scott starts early, spends often in U.S. Senate race against Bill Nelson | Miami Herald," 8 May 2018
The fragrance is made up of sparkling notes of grapefruit and black currant that feels energizing, followed by soft lily of the valley and a woody musk base.

— sunhee grinnell, Vanities, "Scent Memo for Spring: Citrus," 8 May 2018
Rather, by describing the experience of victimhood, Steinem energized countless other women who had similar experiences.

— jeet heer, The New Republic, "The Centrist Grievance Against “Victim Politics”," 7 May 2018

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