adrenalise

English

Alternative forms

adrenalize

Etymology

Verb

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

(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:
  I was so adrenalised I couldn't sleep.

Derived terms

adrenalisation

Translations

to render frightening or thrilling

Portuguese: adrenalizar

Anagrams

radialenes

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