vitalization

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

vi•tal•ize  (vīt′l īz′), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to give life to;
   make vital.
2. to give vitality or vigor to;
   animate.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] vi′tal•ise′. 

• vital + -ize 1670–80

vi′tal•i•za′tion, n. 
vi′tal•iz′er, n.