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ENERGIZING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The activity of causing to have energy and be active
Synonyms:
activating; activation; energizing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("energizing" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "energizing"):
electrification (the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group)
animation; invigoration; vivification (the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something)
Derivation:
energize (cause to be alert and energetic)
energize (raise to a higher energy level)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Supplying motive force
Example:
the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center
Synonyms:
energising; energizing; kinetic
Classified under:
Similar:
dynamic; dynamical (characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb energize
