as in to stimulate
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
a teacher who knows how to energize history lessons with little-known but interesting facts about long-ago people
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Recent Examples of energize
Nicotine somehow feels both energizing and relaxing at the same time, kind of like the buzz of a vodka Red Bull.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025
August begins with Mars’ debut in Libra, energizing your bossy 10th house of authority, career and reputation in the world, prompting you to focus on your professional life and public image, which leaves little time for romance.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Luddington even stopped working out, which usually energized her, in case that was the culprit.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
But connecting with the hits of his youth must have had an energizing effect, because both La Perfecta II (2002) and Ritmo Caliente (2003) were profound, funky affairs.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025
August begins with Mars’ debut in Libra, energizing your bossy 10th house of authority, career and reputation in the world, prompting you to focus on your professional life and public image, which leaves little time for romance.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Luddington even stopped working out, which usually energized her, in case that was the culprit.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
But connecting with the hits of his youth must have had an energizing effect, because both La Perfecta II (2002) and Ritmo Caliente (2003) were profound, funky affairs.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for energize
stimulate
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The breaths stimulate your vagus nerve, which flips on the opposite response: the aptly named rest and digest—which regulates both brain and gut.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
27 Aug. 2025
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Red-light therapy devices for hair growth are some of the most promising noninvasive tools for targeting hair loss, with research showing that wavelengths around 650 nanometers can stimulate follicles, increase blood flow, and energize scalp cells.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Energize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/energize. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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