VITALISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vitalise mean? 

• VITALISE (verb)
  The verb VITALISE has 2 senses:

1. give life to

2. make more lively or vigorous

  Familiarity information: VITALISE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VITALISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they vitalise    ... he / she / it vitalises   
Past simple: vitalised   
Past participle: vitalised   
-ing form: vitalising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give life to

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

vitalise; vitalize

Context example:

The eggs are vitalized

Hypernyms (to "vitalise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make more lively or vigorous

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

vitalise; vitalize

Context example:

The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man

Hypernyms (to "vitalise" is one way to...):

beef up; fortify; strengthen (make strong or stronger)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

vitalisation (the state of being vitalized and filled with life)

vitaliser (someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people)