| Energize 1. (v. i.) To use strength in action; to act or operate with force or vigor; to act in producing an effect. 2. (v. t.) To give strength or force to; to make active; to alacrify; as, to energize the will. Thesaurus Entries activate, actuate, amplify, animate, arm, arouse, breathe life into, bring into being, bring into existence, bring to life, build up, call into being, call into existence, charge, compel, conceive, dynamize, egg on, electrify, empower, enable, endow with life, enliven, excite, exhilarate, fire, force, fortify, foster, galvanize, generate, give birth, give life to, hearten, impel, inflame, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, jazz up, kindle, liven, loop in, motivate, move, move to action, pep up, perk up, plug in, promote, propel, quicken, reinforce, rouse, set in motion, shock, short, short-circuit, snap up, spark, step down, step up, stiffen, stimulate, stir, sustain, switch off, switch on, turn off, turn on, urge, vitalize, vivify, waken, warm, zip up |