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Definitions: Energize |
EnergizeVerb1. Cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me". 2. Raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "energize" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1844. (references) |
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Computing | The thousands of. . . cores that make up the central memory units of most electronic computers. . . can be magnetized individually by energizing the tiny electronic wires on which they are threaded. Source: European Union. (references) |
Energy | To send electricity through a electricity transmission and distribution network; a conductor or power line that is carrying current. (d). (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: EnergizeSynonyms: arouse (v), brace (v), energise (v), excite (v), perk up (v), stimulate (v). (additional references) |
| Antonyms: de-energize (v), sedate (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Physical Energy | Verb: give -energy; Noun: energize, stimulate, kindle, excite, exert; sharpen, intensify; inflame; (render violent); wind up; (strengthen). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Energize |
| English words defined with "energize": charge ♦ Energized. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "energize": condenser-discharge blasting machine ♦ firing current ♦ STREET-LIGHT-SERVICER HELPER. (references) |
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Screenplays | Oh, for heaven's sake, mankind, it's only four light years away, you know. I'm sorry, but if you can't be bothered to take an interest in local affairs, that's your own lookout. Energize the demolition beam. (The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy; writing credit: Douglas Adams; John Lloyd) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Energize! (1987) | |
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Health | These multifaceted collaborative initiatives, which combine an accelerated search for causes, an assault on the effects of the disease, and vigorous efforts to prevent onset, will energize the fight against AD and bring us closer to the day when we will be able to prevent or even cure this terrible disease, which robs our older relatives and friends of their most precious faculty their minds. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Ann Richards | Here's what I suspect. I suspect it's going to energize the Democratic vote. It's just a reminder of what occurred in counting votes in a presidential election. |
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Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | I am proposing a number of actions to energize our nuclear power program. |
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| "Energize" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 47.37% of the time. "Energize" is used about 19 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 47.37% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 26.32% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 26.32% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 19 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
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Ending with "energize": de-energize, re-energize. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
energize | 33 |
energize indiana | 3 |
energize inc | 3 |
energize xpc | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "energize"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | I Jap Energji, Aktivizoj (activate, put on, start, swotch on, turn on). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | عمل بنشاط. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | Наелектризирам, 'ъзбуждам, Изпълвам С Енергия, Стимулирам. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 强 (energise, energising, Energized, Energizing, reinforce, reinforced, step-up, strengthen, strengthened, strengthening). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | Dodat Energie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | spændingssætte utilsigtet (to energise accidentally, to energize accidentally), sætte utilsigtet under spænding (to energise accidentally, to energize accidentally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | bekrachtigen (acknowledge, confirm, corroborate, excite, operate, ratify, sanction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tulla jännitteiseksi vahingossa (to energise accidentally, to energize accidentally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | exciter, Travailler Avec Énergie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | erregen (actuate, affect, agitate, annoy, arouse, attract, capture, cause, come in for, create, excite, generate, inflame, infuriate, move, operate, provoke, raise, rouse, stimulate, stir, stir up, thrill, to energize, to excite, v.). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | Ενεργοποιώ, "ιεγείρω. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ּ"מריץ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | Felvillanyoz (electrify, galvanize, to electrify, to energize, to enliven, to galvanize, to thrill). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | Eccitare (energise, excite, get excited, incite, rouse, stimulate, thrill), Stimolare (abet, actuate, animate, energise, goad, incite, invite, motivate, quicken, rouse, spur, stimulate, stir, stir up, tickle, whet), Infondere Energia (energise). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 격 하십시" (Encourage, energise). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cur bree ayn (animate, exhilarate, invigorate, pep up, vivify), breeaghey (invigorate, power). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | energizeay Energizar, Energética (energetics). (various references) Stimula (abet, activate, actuate, brace, cheer, develop, dynamize, elate, enliven, excite, fillip, fire, gladden, goad, hop, incite, inspire, irritate, lash, motive, needle, pander to, pep, pep up, prick, prompt, propel, provoke, push, quicken, rouse, sharpen, spur, stimulate, stir up, tickle, urge, whet), Insufla Vigoare, Galvaniza (electroplate, galvanize, zinc). (various references) Пропускать Ток, 'озбуждать. (various references) dodati energiju. (various references) excitar (arouse, excite, fan, incite, operate, raise, rouse, stir up, titillate, urge on, v., work up). (various references) Stimulera (excite, fillip, invigorate, key up, stimulate, to, whet), Ingjuta Kraft I, Ge Ström. (various references) กระตุ้น (arouse, awake, awaken, egg on, fuel, goad, goad into, goad on, lash, make, move, push, quicken, spur). (various references) Enerji Vermek, Enerji Sarfetmek, Harekete Geçirmek (activate, actuate, arouse, deploy, edge on, fillip, give a fillip to, impel, prompt, rally, set going, set in motion, spark, whack up), Güç Vermek (support, sustain, vitalize). (various references) Проявляти Енергію, Спонукати "о "ії. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "energize": energized, energizer, energizers, energizes. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "energize": reenergize. (additional references) | |
Words containing "energize": reenergized, reenergizes. (additional references) | |
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"Energize" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: anergize, energie. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "energize" (pronounced e"nerjī'z) |
| 3 | -j ī' z | apologize, eulogize. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-e-g-i-n-r-z" | |
-1 letter: greenie. | |
-2 letters: geezer, renege, zinger. | |
-3 letters: eerie, genie, genre, green, reign, renig. | |
-4 letters: eger, erne, geez, gene, gien, girn, gree, grin, rein, ring, zein, zing. | |
-5 letters: eng, ere, erg, ern, gee, gen, gie, gin, ire, nee, ree, reg, rei, rig, rin, zee, zig, zin. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-e-g-i-n-r-z" | |
+1 letter: energized, energizer, energizes. | |
+2 letters: energizers, generalize, reenergize, refreezing. | |
+3 letters: generalized, generalizer, generalizes, prefreezing, reenergized, reenergizes. | |
+4 letters: demagnetizer, generalizers, reenergizing. | |
+5 letters: demagnetizers, etherealizing, generalizable. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6E 65 72 67 69 7A 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -. . .-. --. .. --.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101110 01100101 01110010 01100111 01101001 01111010 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E n e r g i z e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006E 0065 0072 0067 0069 007A 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3980718473759271 |
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