energize C2+ Topic:Energy & Industry Also spelled energising US /ˈɛnɚdʒaɪz/ UK /ˈɛnədʒaɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to give vitality and enthusiasm to; to supply with energy A short walk in the cold air seemed to energize the whole team. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to give vitality and... invigoratestimulatevitalizeanimategalvanizeenliven ↔ Opposites enervatedepletetireexhaust Word family Derived forms energizerenergizedenergizing Related forms energyenergetic Etymology AI details From energy (from Late Latin energia, from Ancient Greek enérgeia 'activity, operation', from en- 'in' + érgon 'work') + the verb-forming suffix -ize. enérgeia Ancient Greek érgon Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Energy & Industry Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # energize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈɛnɚdʒaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɛnədʒaɪz/ ## Meanings 1. to give vitality and enthusiasm to; to supply with energy ## Examples - A short walk in the cold air seemed to energize the whole team. ## Synonyms - invigorate - stimulate - vitalize - animate - galvanize - enliven ## Antonyms - enervate - deplete - tire - exhaust ## Derived Forms - energizer - energized - energizing ## Related Forms - energy - energetic ## Roots and Affixes - Root: enérgeia - Root: érgon ## Etymology From energy (from Late Latin energia, from Ancient Greek enérgeia 'activity, operation', from en- 'in' + érgon 'work') + the verb-forming suffix -ize. ## AI Etymology Energize is from energy (from Late Latin energia, from Ancient Greek enérgeia 'activity, operation', from en- 'in' + érgon 'work') + the verb-forming suffix -ize. Important recorded forms include enérgeia (Ancient Greek) and érgon (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to give vitality and enthusiasm to; to supply with energy. The wider family includes derived forms such as energizer, energized, and energizing and related words such as energy and energetic. ## Topics - Energy & Industry - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown