as in to stimulate
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
a teacher who knows how to energize history lessons with little-known but interesting facts about long-ago people
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Recent Examples of energize
The service Following its December 2025 reopening, many longtime staff members returned, joined by new faces energized by the property’s next chapter.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
No longer a complete unknown wrapped in the Bob Dylan mystique, Chalamet has energized a balky awards circuit whose stars and filmmakers years ago had retreated from the rigors of self-promotion, with some still preferring to avoid it.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Highlights include Uzbekistan’s Silk Road cities, newly connected by high-speed rail, and Glasgow, energized by music, culture, and the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
—Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
Rogan left California during COVID, and is still energized by annoyance at its masking and school-closure rules.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
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stimulate
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Cold showers stimulate the vagus nerve, reduce inflammation, and activate parts of the brain that can calm the body after long exposure.—
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The implication was that there could be an easily accessible, off-the-shelf shot capable of stimulating the immune system to fight cancer.—
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“Energize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/energize. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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