vitalizing


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vi·tal·ize

 (vīt′l-īz′)
tr.v. vi·tal·ized, vi·tal·iz·ing, vi·tal·iz·es
1. To endow with life; animate.
2. To make more lively or vigorous; invigorate.

vi′tal·i·za′tion (-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
vi′tal·iz′er n.
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Adj.1.vitalizing - giving or having the power to give life and spirit; "returning the life-giving humus to the land"- Louis Bromfield; "life-giving love and praise"; "the vitalizing rays of the warming sun"
invigorating - imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air"
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vitalizing

adjective
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