Reenergizes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To give someone or something new energy or vitality by enhancing enthusiasm or morale while improving performance and overall spirit
2. To restore fresh energy or enthusiasm to a person or thing, increasing vigor and motivation
3. To replenish energy and revive interest or activity in someone or something, enhancing their liveliness

Etymology: "Reenergizes" is the third-person singular form of "reenergize," so it describes someone or something that restores energy to a thing that has lost it. The verb is built from the prefix "re-," meaning again or anew, attached to "energize." The core of the word is "energize," which comes from "energy," itself borrowed from the Greek "energeia," meaning activity or operation, built from "en-" (in) and "ergon" (work). Energy, in other words, is at root the sense of being at work. The prefix "re-" is a productive English tool that can be attached to almost any verb to signal a repeated or renewed action. "Reenergize" therefore follows the same pattern as "refresh" or "restart," describing the act of making something active again after it has run down.

Synonyms: revitalize, refresh, invigorate

Antonyms: exhaust, weaken