energizar
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.neʁ.ʒiˈza(ʁ)/ [e.neɦ.ʒiˈza(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /e.neɾ.ʒiˈza(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /e.neʁ.ʒiˈza(ʁ)/ [e.neʁ.ʒiˈza(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /e.neɻ.ʒiˈza(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.nɨɾ.ʒiˈzaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.nɨɾ.ʒiˈza.ɾi/
Verb
energizar (first-person singular present energizo, first-person singular preterite energizei, past participle energizado)
- to energize (to make energetic, lively)
- Synonym: estimular
- to energize (to supply with energy, especially electricity)
Conjugation
Conjugation of energizar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
Further reading
- “energizar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “energizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From energía + -izar, probably influenced by English energize.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eneɾxiˈθaɾ/ [e.neɾ.xiˈθaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /eneɾxiˈsaɾ/ [e.neɾ.xiˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: e‧ner‧gi‧zar
Verb
energizar (first-person singular present energizo, first-person singular preterite energicé, past participle energizado)
- to energize
Conjugation
Conjugation of energizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “energizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025