Energize

·vt To give strength or force to; to make active; to Alacrify; as, to energize the will.

II. Energize ·vi To use strength in action; to act or operate with force or vigor; to act in producing an Effect.

to energize
To give strength or force to; to give active vigor to.--Webster. To excite action.--Todd. This word ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.