energise

«energise» in Mova's school dictionary: To make someone feel full of energy, lively and keen: A… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (energise, energises, energised, energising) — UK spelling; US: energize

meaning for a pupil

1) To make someone feel full of energy, lively and keen: A walk energises me. tree →

2) To give electricity to something so it works: energise the circuit. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life food, exercise or music can energise you; in science a circuit is energised when current flows. Phrases: «feel energised», «energise the team».

examples

• A good breakfast energises me for the day. tree →
• The music energised the crowd. tree →
• After a swim I feel energised. tree →
• The coach's speech energised the team. tree →
• Switch on to energise the circuit. tree →
• Fresh air energises tired pupils. tree →

note

UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland often spell «energise»; US and Canada «energize». Both are correct. Noun: energy; adjective: energetic.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «energise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.