energize

Other forms of energize

past tense

energized·

present participle

energizing·

third person

energizes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about energize

What does energize mean?

energize means "cause to be alert and energetic". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in energize?

energize has 3 syllables: en-er-gize. The stress falls on "en". In IPA it is /ˈɛnɚˌdʒaɪz/.

What is another word for energize?

Close synonyms include stimulate, arouse, brace, energise, perk up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of energize?

The recorded antonyms are de-energize.

Is energize a common word?

energize is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with energize?

3 words rhyme with energize. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.