VITALIZE

vitalize, vitalise

(verb) make more lively or vigorous; “The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man”

vitalize, vitalise

(verb) give life to; “The eggs are vitalized”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

vitalize (third-person singular simple present vitalizes, present participle vitalizing, simple past and past participle vitalized)

(American spelling) Alternative spelling of vitalise

Source: Wiktionary


Vi"tal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vitalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Vitalizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. vitaliser.]

Definition: To endow with life, or vitality; to give life to; to make alive; as, vitalized blood.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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