to vitalize
- verb
- /ˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz/
- US
- In Oriental medicine, the chakras are considered to be real physical centers that tap into a subtle form of energy that vitalizes the human body.
And he would he had a France that had been vitalized by the French Revolution and turned essentially into a military machine.
- And he would he had a France that had been vitalized by the French Revolution and turned essentially into a military machine.
Examples
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A good dose of sunshine can vitalize your mood and energy levels.
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Over 70% of Paraguay's population is under the age of 30, and this youthful majority provided much of the dynamism and energy that vitalized this period of emerging social activism.
Academic text (1990) -
Each one will feel he has a significant function to perform in the vitalized school.
Academic text (1995) -
The project method has done much to vitalize education by continually striving to create situations such as are found outside the school as vehicles for learning.
Academic text (1994) -
Such experience vitalizes and enriches human life in ways that are part of any good or worthwhile life.
Academic text (2001) -
The coach was able to vitalize the team with his motivational speech before the match.
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The new art exhibit is designed to vitalize the local community and attract visitors.
Synonyms
Make a person or thing more active, alert and responsive
To make or become more active and interesting
To make someone feel more active and alert
To give new life and energy to something
To make a place or thing look more cheerful by adding color
To give more energy and make someone or something feel lively
Make a person or thing look and feel younger
To give new energy and interest to a person or thing
Make a room or person more cheerful
Make something more active and interesting
To make a place or event feel lively and energetic
Give new strength and energy to someone
To make something more exciting or interesting
To make someone or something more lively
To give new energy and enthusiasm to a person or thing
To make a person or thing more lively
To give new life and energy to people or things
To make something more lively or bright
To make something feel new and alive again
Make an event like a party more lively and exciting
To make someone or something more energetic and active
Antonyms
How Energizing
- US
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Vitalize comes from the root vita, which means 'life', and is the same root in words like vital and vitamin. So to vitalize something is to give it life or energy, making it more lively.