energise
/'enədʤaiz/ Cách viết khác : (energize) /'enədʤaiz/
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Definition
- Verb (transitive):
- To cause someone or something to become more alert, active, or full of energy.
- To raise something to a higher level of energy or activity.
Usage
The verb "energise" (also spelled "energize") is used to describe the action of invigorating or stimulating a person, group, or system. It often implies providing the impetus or power needed for increased activity or enthusiasm.
Examples
- Transitive Verb:
- A good night's sleep will energise you for the day ahead.
- The manager's speech energised the team before the big project.
- Solar panels energise the electrical system.
Advanced Usage
- "to energise oneself": To make a conscious effort to become more energetic.
- She drank some water and took a short walk to energise herself before the meeting.
Variants and Related Words
- Energiser/Energizer (noun): A person or thing that energises.
- The coach was the team's main energiser.
- Energy (noun): The capacity for vigorous activity; power.
- Energetic (adjective): Showing or involving great activity or vitality.
Synonyms
- Stimulate: To rouse or excite to activity.
- Invigorate: To give strength or energy to.
- Enliven: To make more lively or cheerful.
- Vitalise/Vitalize: To endow with life or vitality.
Antonyms
- Enervate: To cause to feel drained of energy or vitality.
- Weaken: To make or become less strong.
- Tire: To diminish the strength or energy of.
Phrasal Verbs
(The word "energise" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is typically contained within the single verb.)
Related Idioms
(There are no common idioms that use the exact word "energise". The concept is more directly expressed by the verb itself.)
Verb
- cause to be alert and energetic
- Coffee and tea stimulate me
- This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
- raise to a higher energy level
- excite the atoms