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Definition: Energizing |
EnergizingAdjective1. Imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air". 2. Supplying motive force; "the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center"- H.O.Taylor. Noun1. The activity of causing to have energy and be active. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "energizing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1785. (references) |
Synonyms: EnergizingSynonyms: bracing (adj), brisk (adj), energising (adj), fresh (adj), kinetic (adj), refreshful (adj), refreshing (adj), tonic (adj), activating (n), activation (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Energizing |
| Specialty definitions using "energizing": earth leakage protection ♦ TRANSFORMER TESTER. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Energizing Drill (1901) | |
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| Author | Quotation |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Nothing is secure but life, transition, the energizing spirit. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | After all, they're revitalizing our cities, they're energizing our culture, they're building up our economy. |
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| "Energizing" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 50.00% of the time. "Energizing" is used about 6 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 |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 50% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (proper) | 33.33% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 16.67% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 6 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "energizing": auxiliary energizing quantity ♦ Chakra balancing and energizing ♦ energizing energising kinetic ♦ energizing quantity ♦ energizing winding ♦ input energizing quantity ♦ rated burden of an energizing circuit ♦ rated impedance of an energizing circuit ♦ rated power of an energizing circuit. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "energizing": re-energizing. | |
| 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 |
aromatherapy energizing relaxing treatment | 3 |
energizing food | 3 |
energizing freshness ultimate | 3 |
octane re energizing gel | 2 |
art body energizing healing jin jyutsu mind shin spirit touch | 2 |
alternator energizing | 2 |
energizing | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "energizing"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | تنشيط (stimulation). (various references) | |
Chinese | 强 (energise, energising, Energize, Energized, reinforce, reinforced, step-up, strengthen, strengthened, strengthening). (various references) | |
Danish | strømtilførsel til relæ (energizing of a relay), strømfødning af relæ (energizing of a relay), slutte magnetiseringskredsen (to close the energizing circuit), magnetiseringskreds (energizing circuit), magnetiseringsimpuls (energizing impulse), koncentrisk vikling (energising winding, energizing winding), aktiverende størrelse (energising quantity, energizing quantity), aktiverende kredsløbsmærkeimpedans (rated impedance of an energising circuit, rated impedance of an energizing circuit), aktiverende kredsløbsmærkeeffekt (rated burden of an energising circuit, rated burden of an energizing circuit, rated power of an energising circuit, rated power of an energizing circuit), aktiverende indgangsstørrelse (input energising quantity, input energizing quantity), aktiverende hjælpestørrelse (auxiliary energising quantity, auxiliary energizing quantity). (various references) | |
Dutch | stroomopwekkingskring sluiten (to close the energizing circuit), spanningsopbouw (energizing of a relay), opwekkingspunt (energizing point), opwekkingsketen (energizing circuit), opwekimpuls (energizing impulse), nominale impedantie van een bekrachtigingsketen (rated impedance of an energising circuit, rated impedance of an energizing circuit), nominaal eigen verbruik (rated burden of an energising circuit, rated burden of an energizing circuit, rated power of an energising circuit, rated power of an energizing circuit), besturende grootheid niet aan de ingang (auxiliary energising quantity, auxiliary energizing quantity), besturende grootheid aan de ingang (input energising quantity, input energizing quantity), besturende grootheid (energising quantity, energizing quantity), bekrachtigingswikkeling (energising winding, energizing winding). (various references) | |
Finnish | syöttösuure (energising quantity, energizing quantity), syöttöpiirin mitoitusteho (rated burden of an energising circuit, rated burden of an energizing circuit, rated power of an energising circuit, rated power of an energizing circuit), syöttöpiirin mitoitustaakka (rated burden of an energising circuit, rated burden of an energizing circuit, rated power of an energising circuit, rated power of an energizing circuit), syöttöpiirin mitoitusimpedanssi (rated impedance of an energising circuit, rated impedance of an energizing circuit), syöttökäämitys (energising winding, energizing winding), pääsyöttösuure (input energising quantity, input energizing quantity), apusyöttösuure (auxiliary energising quantity, auxiliary energizing quantity). (various references) | |
French | énergisant, énergétique (energetics, energy-giving). (various references) | |
German | antreibend (actuating, driving, driving on, goading, impelling, impulsive, impulsively). (various references) | |
Greek | κύκλωμα διέγερσης (energizing circuit), σημείο διέγερσης (energizing point), βοηθητικό μέγεθος ενεργοποίησης (auxiliary energising quantity, auxiliary energizing quantity), να κλείσει το κύκλωμα διέγερσης (to close the energizing circuit), μέγεθος ενεργοποίησης εισόδου (input energising quantity, input energizing quantity), μέγεθος ενεργοποίησης (energising quantity, energizing quantity), πηνίο ενεργοποίησης (energising winding, energizing winding), παλμός διέγερσης (energizing impulse), ενεργοποίηση ενός ρελέ (energizing of a relay), ενεργοποίηση ενός ηλεκτρονόμου (energizing of a relay), ονομαστική σύνθετη αντίσταση κυκλώματος ενεργοποίησης (rated impedance of an energising circuit, rated impedance of an energizing circuit), ονομαστική ισχύς κυκλώματος ενεργοποίησης (rated burden of an energising circuit, rated burden of an energizing circuit, rated power of an energising circuit, rated power of an energizing circuit). (various references) | |
Italian | eccitazione di un relé (energizing of a relay), valore nominale della potenza assorbita da un circuito d'alimentazione (rated burden of an energising circuit, rated burden of an energizing circuit, rated power of an energising circuit, rated power of an energizing circuit), punto di eccitazione (energizing point), impulso di eccitazione (energizing impulse), impedenza nominale di un circuito d'alimentazione (rated impedance of an energising circuit, rated impedance of an energizing circuit), grandezza d'alimentazione d'entrata (input energising quantity, input energizing quantity), grandezza d'alimentazione ausiliaria (auxiliary energising quantity, auxiliary energizing quantity), grandezza d'alimentazione (energising quantity, energizing quantity), consumo nominale di un circuito d'alimentazione (rated burden of an energising circuit, rated burden of an energizing circuit, rated power of an energising circuit, rated power of an energizing circuit), circuito di eccitazione (energizing circuit), chiudere il circuito (to close the energizing circuit), avvolgimento di eccitazione (energising winding, energizing winding). (various references) | |
Korean | 격 (Encouragement, Encouraging, energising). (various references) | |
Manx | breeoilagh (invigorating). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | energizingay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | excitação de um relé (energizing of a relay), enrolamento de excitação (energising winding, energizing winding), valor nominal da potência absorvida por um circuito de alimentação (rated burden of an energising circuit, rated burden of an energizing circuit, rated power of an energising circuit, rated power of an energizing circuit), ponto de excitação (energizing point), impulso (drift, elan, go, head, impetus, impulse, moment, motion, propulsion, push, shoot, shove, spur, thrust), impedância nominal de um circuito de alimentação (rated impedance of an energising circuit, rated impedance of an energizing circuit), grandeza de alimentação de entrada (input energising quantity, input energizing quantity), grandeza de alimentação auxiliar (auxiliary energising quantity, auxiliary energizing quantity), grandeza de alimentação (energising quantity, energizing quantity), fechar circuito de energia (to close the energizing circuit), circuito de excitação (energizing circuit). (various references) | |
Spanish | valor nominal de la potencia absorbida por un circuito de alimentación (rated burden of an energising circuit, rated burden of an energizing circuit, rated power of an energising circuit, rated power of an energizing circuit), punto de excitación (energizing point), magnitud de alimentación de entrada (input energising quantity, input energizing quantity), magnitud de alimentación auxiliar (auxiliary energising quantity, auxiliary energizing quantity), magnitud de alimentación (energising quantity, energizing quantity), impulso excitador (energizing impulse), impedancia nominal de un circuito de alimentación (rated impedance of an energising circuit, rated impedance of an energizing circuit), consumo nominal de un circuito de alimentación (rated burden of an energising circuit, rated burden of an energizing circuit, rated power of an energising circuit, rated power of an energizing circuit), arrollamiento de excitación (energising winding, energizing winding). (various references) | |
Swedish | matningsstorhetens märkeffekt (rated burden of an energising circuit, rated burden of an energizing circuit, rated power of an energising circuit, rated power of an energizing circuit), matningsstorhet (energising quantity, energizing quantity), matningskretsens märkimpedans (rated impedance of an energising circuit, rated impedance of an energizing circuit), matningskretsens märkbörda (rated burden of an energising circuit, rated burden of an energizing circuit, rated power of an energising circuit, rated power of an energizing circuit), magnetiseringslindning (energising winding, energizing winding), ingångsmatningsstorhet (input energising quantity, input energizing quantity), hjälpmatningsstorhet (auxiliary energising quantity, auxiliary energizing quantity). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "energizing": reenergizing. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "energizing" (pronounced e"nerjī'zing) |
| 5 | -j ī' z i ng | apologizing. |
| 4 | -ī' z i ng | antagonizing, appetizing, advertising, aggrandizing, amortizing, analyzing, authorizing, brutalizing, cannibalizing, capitalizing, categorizing, centralizing, characterizing, colorizing, commercializing, compromising, computerizing, criminalizing, criticizing, crystallizing, customizing, decentralizing, deemphasizing, dehumanizing, demilitarizing, democratizing, demonizing, demoralizing, denationalizing, desensitizing, destabilizing, digitizing, downsizing, dramatizing, economizing, editorializing, emphasizing, enterprising, equalizing, exercising, fantasizing, federalizing, fertilizing, finalizing, formalizing, fraternizing, galvanizing, generalizing, harmonizing, humanizing, hydrolyzing, idolizing, immobilizing, immunizing, improvising, industrializing, ionizing, ironizing, itemizing, jeopardizing, legalizing, legitimizing, liberalizing, marginalizing, materializing, maximizing, memorizing, merchandising, mesmerizing, minimizing, mobilizing, modernizing, monopolizing, moralizing, nationalizing, neutralizing, normalizing, organizing, oxidizing, paralyzing, patronizing, penalizing, personalizing, polarizing, politicizing, popularizing, prioritizing, privatizing, proselytizing, publicizing, rationalizing, realizing, reauthorizing, recapitalizing, recognizing, reorganizing, revitalizing, revolutionizing, romanticizing, sanitizing, satirizing, scrutinizing, securitizing, socializing, specializing, stabilizing, standardizing, sterilizing, stigmatizing, subsidizing, summarizing, supervising, symbolizing, sympathizing, synthesizing, tantalizing, televising, temporizing, terrorizing, theorizing, tranquilizing, trivializing, unappetizing, unionizing, utilizing, vandalizing, verbalizing, visualizing, womanizing. |
| 3 | -z i ng | appeasing, appraising, arising, abusing, accusing, advising, agonizing, amazing, amusing, arousing, blazing, boozing, bowsing, browsing, bruising, bulldozing, buzzing, carousing, causing, chastising, choosing, cleansing, closing, composing, comprising, confusing, cruising, decomposing, decriminalizing, defusing, devising, diffusing, disclosing, disguising, disposing, dozing, easing, enclosing, espousing, excusing, exposing, foreclosing, franchising, freezing, fusing, gazing, glamorizing, glazing, grazing, hazing, hosing, housing, immortalizing, imposing, infusing, institutionalizing, losing, misusing, musing, nosing, oozing, opposing, overgrazing, overusing, paraphrasing, pausing, perusing, phasing, phrasing, pleasing, posing, praising, predisposing, proposing, quizzing, raising, razing, recusing, refusing, reimposing, reusing, revising, rising, Rosing, schmoozing, seizing, sensationalizing, sizing, sneezing, snoozing, squeezing, strategizing, supposing, surprising, teasing, uncompromising, unsurprising, uprising, using, victimizing, warehousing, wheezing, whizzing. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-g-g-i-i-n-n-r-z" | |
-2 letters: greening, reigning, reneging. | |
-3 letters: ginnier, girning, greeing, reining, ringing, zingier, zinging. | |
-4 letters: engine, geeing, gieing, ginger, ginner, greige, zinger. | |
-5 letters: egger, genie, genii, genre, green, inner, iring, reign, renig, renin. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-g-g-i-i-n-n-r-z" | |
+2 letters: generalizing, reenergizing. | |
| 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. | |
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