energized

comparative more energized · superlative most energized

1. Electrically charged; live.

   Because of the high level of hazard, work on energized equipment shall be strenuously avoided.

   1999, Richard D. Hislop, Construction Site Safety: A Guide for Managing Contractors, page 183

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   No work should be performed near energized conductors until danger of contact with those conductors has been effectively guarded against.

   2011, Princeton Energy Resources International, Handbook of International Electrical Safety Practices

   There are multiple ways to work on energized power lines safely; insulated bucket trucks, the use of fiber glass non-conductive hot sticks and bare hand live line maintenance are the more common means.

   2016, Steven W. Blume, Electric Power System Basics for the Nonelectrical Professional, page 214

2. Full of energy, vitality, or enthusiasm.

   Who are the people around you with whom you feel most energized?

   2023, Patrick Williams, Diane S. Menendez, Becoming a Professional Life Coach

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   He always cambe back very energized with this contact with ordinary working people who were progressive and on a revolutionary path.

   2012, Clairmont Chung, Walter Rodney: A Promise of Revolution, page 111

   But mostly, I'd argue, it's because we will be more capable for longer, with more energized, active minds and bodies.

   2020, Perry Timms, The Energized Workplace, page 80

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of energize