vitalize
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vi·tal·ize
(vīt′l-īz′)tr.v. vi·tal·ized, vi·tal·iz·ing, vi·tal·iz·es
1. To endow with life; animate.
2. To make more lively or vigorous; invigorate.
vi′tal·i·za′tion (-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
vi′tal·iz′er n.
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vitalize
(ˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz) orvitalise
vb
(tr) to make vital, living, or alive; endow with life or vigour
ˌvitaliˈzation, ˌvitaliˈsation n
ˈvitalˌizer, ˈvitalˌiser n
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vi•tal•ize
(ˈvaɪt lˌaɪz)v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
1. to make vital.
2. to give vitality to; animate.
[1670–80]
vi`tal•i•za′tion, n.
vi′tal•iz`er, n.
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vitalize
Past participle: vitalized
Gerund: vitalizing
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Verb | 1. | vitalize - give life to; "The eggs are vitalized" |
2. | vitalize - make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man" beef up, fortify, strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries" devitalise, devitalize - sap of life or energy; "The recession devitalized the economy" |
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vitalize
verb2. To give or impart vitality and energy to (someone or something):
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[ˈvaɪtəlaɪz] VTCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
vi·tal·ize
v. vitalizar, dar vida; reanimar.
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