ad·re·nal·ize (?-dr??n?-l?z?, ?-dr?n??-)tr.v. ad·re·nal·ized, ad·re·nal·iz·ing, ad·re·nal·izes To stir up and spur to action.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.