| Main Entry: | energize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | activate; give more life |
Synonyms: |
actify, activize, animate, arm, build up, electrify, empower, enable, enliven, excite, fortify, goose, innervate, inspirit, invigorate, jazz up, juice up, liven up, motivate, pep up, prime, pump up, put zip into, quicken, reinforce, start up, stimulate, strengthen, sustain, switch on, trigger, turn on, vitalize, work up, zap |
| Notes: | energize means to cause to be alert or to invigorate while enervate means to weaken mentally or morally |
Antonyms: |
deactivate, debilitate, sap, tire, weaken, weary |
| Main Entry: | invigorate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stimulate |
Synonyms: |
activate, animate, brace, buck up, energize, enliven, excite, exhilarate, fortify, freshen, galvanize, harden, inspirit, liven up, nerve, pep up, perk up, pick up, quicken, rally, refresh, reinforce, rejuvenate, renew, restore, revitalize, rouse, snap up, stir, strengthen, trigger, turn on, vitalize, vivify, zap |
Antonyms: |
bore, depress, dishearten, dull, enervate |
| Main Entry: | perk up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cheer |
Synonyms: |
ameliorate, be refreshed, brighten, buck up, cheer up, convalesce, gain, improve, invigorate, liven up, look up, mend, pep up, rally, recover, recuperate, refresh, renew, revive, shake, take heart |
Antonyms: |
depress |
| Main Entry: | vitalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | energize |
Synonyms: |
actify, activize, animate, arm, build up*, electrify, empower, enable, enliven, excite, exhilarate, fortify, goose, innervate, inspirit, invigorate, jazz up, juice up, liven up, motivate, pep up, prime*, pump up, put zip into, quicken, reinforce, start up, stimulate, strengthen, sustain, switch on, trigger, turn on, work up, zap |