energize
verb
en·er·gize
ˈe-nər-ˌjīz 
energized; energizing
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
: to put forth energy : act
energizer
noun
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His rousing speech energized the crowd.
You'll feel more energized after a bit of exercise.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
On an even more expansive and eclectic to-do list are light-harvesting electrodes that could generate and corral energized electrons to make hydrogen fuel and self-cleaning surfaces that could repel liquids and adhesives.
—Ivan Amato, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2025
About 16 hospitals have been energized, including the Naguabo hospital and other facilities such as the Water and Sewer Authority, such as the Super Aqueduct, and critical loads.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
What people and kinds of people have historically energized you?
—Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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energize
verb
en·er·gize
ˈen-ər-ˌjīz
energized; energizing
1
: to put forth energy : act
2
a
: to give energy to
sunlight energizes the chemical reactions
b
: to make energetic
3
: to apply voltage to
energizer
noun
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