adrenalise

English

Alternative forms

• adrenalize

Etymology

adrenalin +‎ -ise

Verb

adrenalise (third-person singular simple present adrenalises, present participle adrenalising, simple past and past participle adrenalised)

1. (British spelling, transitive, intransitive) To render frightening or thrilling, such as to stimulate the production of adrenalin.
   • 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 258:

     It was the only thing open. By the time I got there I realised I was so adrenalised by Adrian's call that I wouldn't be able to sleep.

   • 2009 October 4, David Mitchell, “I don't go to restaurants to tell the truth”, in Guardian‎^[1]:

     I was so adrenalised I couldn't sleep.

Derived terms

• adrenalisation

Translations

to render frightening or thrilling

• Portuguese: adrenalizar

Anagrams

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