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adrenalised

adrenalised is the simple past and past participle of adrenalise.

Meaning of adrenalise

Verb

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

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

Questions about adrenalised

What is adrenalised the simple past and past participle of?
Adrenalised is the simple past and past participle of adrenalise.

Words near adrenalised in the dictionary

  1. adrenalinic
  2. adrenalinogenic
  3. adrenalins
  4. adrenalisation
  5. adrenalise
  6. adrenalised
  7. adrenalises
  8. adrenalising
  9. adrenalism
  10. adrenalitis
  11. adrenalization

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