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DE-ENERGISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they de-energise ... he / she / it de-energises
Past simple: de-energised
Past participle: de-energised
-ing form: de-energising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deprive of energy
Synonyms:
de-energise; de-energize
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "de-energise" is one way to...):
weaken (lessen the strength of)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Antonym:
energise (cause to be alert and energetic)
