the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To endow with life, or vitality; to give life to; to make alive.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To give life to; render living; give an organic or vital character to. Also spelled vitalise.
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v. give life to
v. make more lively or vigorous
Word Usage
"The emotions are held to the experience and worked into its unity because they go to intensify the thought and imagination, and thus vitalize those activities (1)."