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单词 energize
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energizev.

Brit. /ˈɛnədʒʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈɛnərˌdʒaɪz/
Forms: 1600s– energize, 1700s– energise.
Etymology: < energy n. + -ize suffix. Compare slightly earlier energate v.
1. intransitive. To engage in work or activity; to be in active operation; to exercise one's faculties or powers. Obsolete.
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the world > action or operation > operate [verb (intransitive)] > be in active operation
energize1651
1651 J. Ellistone tr. J. Böhme Signatura Rerum vi. 39 In the inward Worlds property, where the Desire doth Energize [Ger. qualificiret] in the property of the free Lubet, this Desire is called the divine Desire.
1752 H. Fielding Amelia IV. xi. v. 163 The same Passion cannot much energize on two different Objects at one and the same Time.
1797 Monthly Mag. Suppl. No. 19, 20 July 515/1 The intelligible Iynges possess intellection themselves from the Father, so far as they energize intellectually, being moved by ineffable counsels.
a1863 R. Whately Misc. Remains (1864) 23 In attending to an interesting play..we can energise without much fatigue.
1871 J. A. Froude in Rep. & Trans. Devonshire Assoc. 4 20 We have no reason to believe that in the past condition of the earth..there were functions energizing of which we have no modern counterparts.
1908 Westm. Gaz. 11 Dec. 2/1 The stray Tories who chanced to go with the Liberal tide in 1906, and who now energise on the Liberal benches.
1922 J. Y. Simpson Man & Attainm. Immortality i. 8 Theology..must in some degree be a knowledge of the world as an expression of God, and of Him as energising in and through it.
2. transitive. To rouse into activity; to put to work or effect; to exercise. Also: to give effectiveness to; to endow with the capacity to do something; to empower. Now rare except as in sense 4a.
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the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > quality of affecting the emotions > affect with emotion [verb (transitive)] > cause or give rise to an emotion
rearOE
arear?c1225
annoyc1300
movea1325
excite1393
raisea1400
lighta1413
stirc1430
provokec1450
provocate?a1475
rendera1522
to stir upc1530
excitate?1549
inspire1576
yield1576
to turn up1579
rouse1589
urge1594
incense1598
upraisea1600
upreara1600
irritate1612
awakena1616
recreate1643
pique1697
arouse1730
unlull1743
energize1753
evocate1827
evoke1856
vibe1977
the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] > stir up or rouse up > specifically a thing or condition
stira1023
movea1382
energize1753
rouse1786
poke1851
1753 J. Collier Ess. Art of Tormenting ii. iii. 136 Who from a desire of energizing this his favourite affection, has attached himself to an artful cunning man.
1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy I. 319 Genius cannot energize its powers unless a certain portion of knowledge be provided.
1812 G. Chalmers Hist. View Domest. Econ. Great Brit. & Ireland Pref. 9 The office of Inspector-General was greatly improved, and energized, during the first administration of Mr. Pitt.
1841 Lancet 17 Apr. 40/1 In them [sc. the veins] the blood is..so far depraved as to be unfit for energising the body.
1936 Brit. Musician & Musical News Aug. 182/1 Our creative faculty is not at our command... Thus it is that ideas energise their own expression.
1976 New Orleans Rev. 5 182/1 The tangential essays of a writer still unsure of how to energize his formidable talent.
3. transitive. Physics. To increase the energy of (a body or system); (in later use) esp. to impart energy to (matter, esp. a particle); to cause (a particle) to move into a higher energy state.
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?1865 Z. Colburn in Z. Colburn et al. Locomotive Engin. (1871) iv. 117/2 Whether a body be heated by thermal conduction, or compressed or abraded by mechanical force, it is both heated and energized.
1906 U.S. Patent 829,841 5/1 The combination of an operating-shaft, spring mechanism for storing up energy to rotate said shaft,..an electric motor for energizing said spring, [etc.].
1953 Mod. Power & Engin. May 88/1 ‘A conservative system’ is energized by having work performed on it.
1987 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 131 1 The crab [nebulae] and other powerful energy sources which not only create the light we observe, but which also energize matter.
2008 H. Blitzer et al. Understanding Forensic Digital Imaging xiv. 257 When a photon of the right wavelength..is absorbed, it will energize an electron to the point of being set free from the matrix [of the silicon crystal].
4.
a. transitive. To supply (a device, machine, etc.) with energy, esp. in the form of electricity; to cause (a device, machine, etc.) to begin operating by doing this; to power up; to activate.
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the world > matter > physics > energy or power of doing work > supply with energy [verb (transitive)]
energize1872
1872 T. A. Edison U.S. Patent 130,795 When the electro-magnet is energized by a powerful current the induced magnetic pole will act with a proportionate power in the opposite direction.
1908 V. Karapetoff Exper. Electr. Engin. xxxi. 723 The contactors..on all cars of a train are operated from two train wires, either of which may be energized from the master controller.
1917 Gas Power Aug. 54/2 The P. S. E. plug energizer..is an ingenious use of the well-known ‘spark gap’ often used for energizing the electrical current at the spark plugs of automobiles and tractors.
1950 A. E. van Vogt Voy. of Space Beagle xii. 111 Inside the control room,..he threw the switch that energized the outer screen of the ship.
2015 A. Axelrod Lost Destiny 234 In the event that a spurious FM signal accidentally energized the arming circuit.
b. intransitive. Of a device, machine, etc.: to acquire the energy required for operation; to become energized (energized adj. 3).
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1919 Proc. Amer. Inst. Electr. Engineers 37 1355 When the magnet energizes, it withdraws the pawl so that it catches the next tooth on the ratchet wheel.
1999 Mech. Engin. June 34/3 When all voltages are acceptable, the output relay energizes and a light-emitting diode indicator lights green.
2008 Machine Design (Nexis) 24 Apr. 78 The relay energizes when the switch closes and de-energizes when reopened.
5. transitive. To infuse, fill, or supply with vigour, dynamism, or enthusiasm; to invigorate, to vitalize; to stimulate.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > carry on vigorously [verb (transitive)] > make vigorous or energetic
string1599
invigorate1646
energate1647
to light up1712
alacrify1864
energize1876
power1898
pep1912
to zip up1927
volt1930
adrenalize1935
1876 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 2nd Ser. 243 These are the natural jets and elations of a mind energized by the rapidity of its own motion.
1922 N.Y. Times 7 Jan. 15/6 The aims of the campaign are to..restore consumer confidence and energize retail buying.
1957 Hammond (Indiana) Times 14 May 19/5 Pills to ‘energize’ the mind are the latest goal of some new psychiatric research... Energizers would be used to give a lift to the tired and depressed individual.
1972 CORD News 4 7 Specific movement work for energizing the body and releasing tensions.
2004 Healthy Sept. 13/2 Laughing helps muscles to relax, reduces the stress hormone cortisol,..and totally energizes you.
2017 Daily Mail (Nexis) 21 Apr. The embattled Labour leader sought to energise his supporters by delivering a Left-wing speech dripping with class envy.

Derivatives

ˌenergiˈzation n.
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1811 Examiner 22 Sept. 615/2 Negroes are equally capable [with Socrates] of energization in intellect and morals.
1867 London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 4th Ser. 33 48 The process of energization must in general be indicated, not by the mere apposition of an asterisk, but of brackets and asterisk.
1975 Physics Bull. Sept. 394/3 Such magnets have short energization times, linear field-current characteristics and low remnant fields.
2013 Herald (Glasgow) 26 July 8/1 Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission..yesterday marked the ‘energisation’ of the north section of the 137-mile Beauly/Denny power line.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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