Energise

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Non-Oxford British standard spelling of energize.

    "The 13-mile section from Tring to Watford, on which work is further ahead than elsewhere south of Rugby, is likely to be energised for crew training in advance of the Rugby-Euston extension; a Crewe-Liverpool multiple-unit set is already at Stonebridge Park depot ready for use on this work."

  2. 2
    cause to be alert and energetic wordnet
  3. 3
    raise to a higher energy level wordnet

Synonyms

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arousebraceenergizeexciteexciteperk up

Example

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"The 13-mile section from Tring to Watford, on which work is further ahead than elsewhere south of Rugby, is likely to be energised for crew training in advance of the Rugby-Euston extension; a Crewe-Liverpool multiple-unit set is already at Stonebridge Park depot ready for use on this work."

Etymology

From energy + -ise.

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