tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

1. To endow with life; animate.
2. To make more lively or vigorous; invigorate.

vitalization vi'tal·i·za'tion (-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
vitalizer vi'tal·iz'er n.

verb

1. To make alive: animate, quicken, vivify. See live/die.
2. To give or impart vitality and energy to (someone or something): energize, exhilarate, invigorate, stimulate. See help/harm/harmless.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: give life to
  Synonym: vitalise

Meaning #2: make more lively or vigorous
  Synonym: vitalise
  Antonym: devitalize (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - levendegøre, give liv til

Nederlands (Dutch)
tot leven brengen, stimuleren, bezielen

Français (French)
v. tr. - vitaliser

Deutsch (German)
v. - mit Leben erfüllen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ζωοποιώ, ζωογονώ, δραστηριοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
vitalizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - vitalizar

Русский (Russian)
оживить, придать силы

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - vitalizar, vivificar, animar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ge liv åt

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
赋予生命, 使有生气, 给予活力

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 賦予生命, 使有生氣, 給予活力

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에게 생명을 주다, 생기를 주다, 살리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 活力を与える, 元気づける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) انعش, بث فيه الحيويه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפיח רוח חיים ב-, החיה, מילא בחיות‬

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