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) 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

• radialenes