What is another word for galvanize?
972 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɡˈalvɐnˌa͡ɪz], [ ɡˈalvɐnˌaɪz], [ ɡ_ˈa_l_v_ɐ_n_ˌaɪ_z]
Galvanize is a verb that typically means to shock or stimulate someone or something into taking action. There are plenty of synonyms for this word that can be used interchangeably depending on the context. Other words that are commonly used instead of galvanize include motivate, inspire, spur, incite, and rouse. Each of these words has slightly different nuances and connotations, but they all share the common thread of waking up something or someone that was previously dormant or inactive. Other synonyms for galvanize may include energize, invigorate, animate, awaken, and catalyze. Ultimately, the choice of synonym will depend on the intended meaning and tone of the sentence or phrase.
Synonyms for Galvanize:
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• compel- browbeat ,
- bulldoze ,
- bully ,
- cause ,
- coerce ,
- compel ,
- daunt ,
- dictate ,
- dragoon ,
- drive ,
- goad ,
- hijack ,
- impel ,
- incite ,
- intimidate ,
- mandate ,
- nag ,
- oblige ,
- press ,
- pressure ,
- propel ,
- push ,
- spark ,
- stress ,
- urge .
- Commoved ,
- commoves ,
- dynamized ,
- dynamizes ,
- dynamizing ,
- take one breath away ,
- take ones breath away ,
- takes breath away ,
- takes one breath away ,
- takes one's breath away ,
- takes ones breath away ,
- taking breath away ,
- taking one breath away ,
- taking one's breath away ,
- taking ones breath away ,
- took breath away ,
- took one breath away ,
- took one's breath away ,
- took ones breath away .
- Re-store ,
- enheartened ,
- enheartening ,
- enheartens ,
- gave shot arm ,
- gave shot in arm ,
- give shot arm ,
- gives shot arm ,
- gives shot in arm ,
- giving shot arm ,
- giving shot in arm ,
- in cite ,
- in cites ,
- in-cite ,
- in-cited ,
- props up ,
- psyching up ,
- psychs up ,
- re assure ,
- re assured ,
- re assures ,
- re fresh ,
- re freshes ,
- re store ,
- re stored ,
- re stores ,
- re storing ,
- re vitalize ,
- re vitalized ,
- re vitalizes ,
- re vitalizing ,
- re vivified ,
- re vivifies ,
- re vivify ,
- re vivifying ,
- re-assure ,
- re-assured ,
- re-assures ,
- re-assuring ,
- re-fresh ,
- re-freshes ,
- re-stored ,
- re-stores ,
- re-storing ,
- re-vitalize ,
- re-vitalized ,
- re-vitalizes ,
- re-vitalizing ,
- re-vivified ,
- re-vivifies ,
- re-vivify ,
- re-vivifying .
- braced up ,
- braces up ,
- bracing up ,
- firing up ,
- gave a lift ,
- gave life to ,
- gave lift ,
- give lift ,
- gives a lift ,
- gives life to ,
- gives lift ,
- giving a lift ,
- giving life to ,
- giving lift ,
- jazzed up ,
- jazzes up ,
- jazzing up ,
- juices up ,
- juicing up ,
- lets sunshine in ,
- letted sunshine in ,
- letting sunshine in ,
- put pep in to ,
- puts pep in to ,
- puts pep into ,
- putting pep in to ,
- putting pep into ,
- re create ,
- re new ,
- re news ,
- re-new ,
- re-news ,
- snap out it ,
- snapped out it ,
- snapped out of it ,
- snapping out it ,
- snapping out of it ,
- snaps out it ,
- snaps out of it ,
- spiced up ,
- spices up ,
- spicing up ,
- vivificated ,
- vivificates ,
- vivificating ,
- wakes up .
- de light ,
- de lighted ,
- de lighting ,
- de lights ,
- de-light ,
- de-lighted ,
- de-lighting ,
- de-lights ,
- dis compose ,
- dis composed ,
- dis composes ,
- dis composing ,
- dis-compose ,
- dis-composed ,
- dis-composes ,
- dis-composing ,
- ex cite ,
- ex cited ,
- ex cites ,
- ex citing ,
- ex-cite ,
- ex-cited ,
- ex-cites ,
- ex-citing ,
- fed fire ,
- fed the fire ,
- feed fire ,
- feeding fire ,
- feeding the fire ,
- feeds fire ,
- feeds the fire ,
- in duce ,
- in duces ,
- in flame ,
- in flamed ,
- in flaming ,
- in-duce ,
- in-duces ,
- in-flame ,
- in-flamed ,
- in-flames ,
- touched off ,
- touches off .
- be wilder ,
- be wildered ,
- be wildering ,
- be wilders ,
- be-wilder ,
- be-wildered ,
- be-wildering ,
- be-wilders ,
- dis concert ,
- dis concerted ,
- dis concerting ,
- dis concerts ,
- dis quiet ,
- dis quieted ,
- dis quieting ,
- dis quiets ,
- dis tract ,
- dis tracts ,
- dis-concert ,
- dis-concerted ,
- dis-concerting ,
- dis-concerts ,
- dis-quiet ,
- dis-quieted ,
- dis-quieting ,
- dis-quiets ,
- dis-tract ,
- dis-tracts ,
- un hinge ,
- un hinged ,
- un hinges ,
- un hinging ,
- un settle ,
- un settled ,
- un settles ,
- un settling ,
- un-hinge ,
- un-hinged ,
- un-hinges ,
- un-hinging ,
- un-settle ,
- un-settled ,
- un-settling ,
- up sets ,
- up setting ,
- up-set ,
- up-sets ,
- up-setting .
- am conspicuous ,
- are conspicuous ,
- art conspicuous ,
- being conspicuous ,
- blowing away ,
- blows away ,
- buffaloing ,
- grand stand ,
- grand standing ,
- grand stands ,
- grand-standing ,
- grand-stands ,
- is conspicuous ,
- made a hit ,
- made an impression ,
- made hit ,
- made impression ,
- made splash ,
- make hit ,
- make impression ,
- makes a hit ,
- makes an impression ,
- makes hit ,
- makes impression ,
- makes splash ,
- making a hit ,
- making an impression ,
- making hit ,
- making impression ,
- making splash ,
- over awe ,
- over awed ,
- over awes ,
- over awing ,
- over-awe ,
- over-awed ,
- over-awes ,
- over-awing ,
- pushed around ,
- pushes around ,
- was conspicuous ,
- wast conspicuous ,
- were conspicuous ,
- wert conspicuous .
- am responsible for ,
- are responsible for ,
- art responsible for ,
- being responsible for ,
- gave an idea ,
- gave idea ,
- gave impetus ,
- gave one an idea ,
- gave one idea ,
- give an idea ,
- give idea ,
- give one idea ,
- gives an idea ,
- gives idea ,
- gives impetus ,
- gives one an idea ,
- gives one idea ,
- giving an idea ,
- giving idea ,
- giving impetus ,
- giving one an idea ,
- giving one idea ,
- in fuse ,
- in fused ,
- in fuses ,
- in fusing ,
- in spire ,
- in spired ,
- in spires ,
- in spiring ,
- in stilled ,
- in stilling ,
- in-fuse ,
- in-fused ,
- in-fuses ,
- in-fusing ,
- in-spire ,
- in-spired ,
- in-spires ,
- in-spiring ,
- in-stilled ,
- in-stilling ,
- pro duce ,
- pro duces ,
- pro-duces ,
- starting off ,
- starts off ,
- was responsible for ,
- wast responsible for ,
- were responsible for ,
- wert responsible for .
- dis pose ,
- dis posed ,
- dis posing ,
- dis-pose ,
- dis-posed ,
- dis-posing ,
- gave incentive ,
- gives incentive ,
- giving incentive ,
- in cline ,
- in clines ,
- in nervate ,
- in nerve ,
- in nerved ,
- in nerves ,
- in nerving ,
- in-cline ,
- in-clines ,
- in-nervate ,
- in-nerve ,
- in-nerved ,
- in-nerves ,
- in-nerving ,
- innervated ,
- innervates ,
- innervating ,
- innerves ,
- pre determine ,
- pre determined ,
- pre determines ,
- pre determining ,
- pre dispose ,
- pre disposes ,
- pre disposing ,
- pre-determine ,
- pre-determined ,
- pre-determines ,
- pre-determining ,
- pre-dispose ,
- pre-disposed ,
- pre-disposes ,
- pre-disposing ,
- prevail up on ,
- prevails upon ,
- sets afoot ,
- sets astir ,
- setting afoot ,
- setting astir .
- dis please ,
- dis pleased ,
- dis pleases ,
- dis pleasing ,
- dis-please ,
- dis-pleased ,
- dis-pleases ,
- dis-pleasing ,
- ex asperate ,
- ex asperates ,
- ex asperating ,
- ex-asperate ,
- ex-asperated ,
- ex-asperates ,
- ex-asperating ,
- gat a rise out of ,
- gat rise out of ,
- gave a hard time ,
- gave business ,
- gave the business ,
- get rise out of ,
- gets a rise out of ,
- gets rise out of ,
- getting a rise out of ,
- getting rise out of ,
- give business ,
- give hard time ,
- gives a hard time ,
- gives business ,
- gives hard time ,
- gives the business ,
- giving business ,
- giving hard time ,
- giving the business ,
- got a rise out of ,
- got rise out of ,
- gotten a rise out of ,
- gotten rise out of ,
- in cense ,
- in censed ,
- in censes ,
- in-cense ,
- in-censed ,
- in-censes ,
- in-censing ,
- made waves ,
- making waves .
- Suscitated ,
- Suscitating ,
- be ginning ,
- be gun ,
- be stir ,
- be stirred ,
- be stirring ,
- be stirs ,
- be-ginning ,
- be-gun ,
- be-stir ,
- be-stirred ,
- be-stirring ,
- be-stirs ,
- bring feet ,
- bring one feet ,
- bring one's feet ,
- bring ones feet ,
- bring to feet ,
- bring to one feet ,
- bring to ones feet ,
- bringing feet ,
- bringing one feet ,
- bringing one's feet ,
- bringing ones feet ,
- bringing to feet ,
- bringing to one feet ,
- bringing to one's feet ,
- bringing to ones feet ,
- brings feet ,
- brings one feet ,
- brings one's feet ,
- brings ones feet ,
- brings to feet ,
- brings to one feet ,
- brings to one's feet ,
- brings to ones feet ,
- brought feet ,
- brought one feet ,
- brought one's feet ,
- brought ones feet ,
- brought to feet ,
- brought to one feet ,
- brought to one's feet ,
- brought to ones feet ,
- calls forth ,
- draws forth ,
- drew forth ,
- pro moting ,
- pro-mote ,
- pro-motes ,
- pro-moting ,
- suscitates ,
- titivates .
- dis patch ,
- dis patched ,
- dis patches ,
- dis patching ,
- dis-patch ,
- dis-patched ,
- dis-patches ,
- dis-patching ,
- in crease ,
- in creases ,
- in creasing ,
- in-crease ,
- in-creased ,
- in-creases ,
- makes haste ,
- making haste .
- Intensated ,
- Intensating ,
- asked for it ,
- asking for it ,
- asks for it ,
- gat going ,
- gets going ,
- gotten going ,
- intensates ,
- keying up ,
- keys up ,
- re double ,
- re doubled ,
- re doubles ,
- re doubling ,
- re-double ,
- re-doubled ,
- re-doubles ,
- re-doubling ,
- steams up .
- build fire under ,
- builded a fire under ,
- builded fire under ,
- building a fire under ,
- building fire under ,
- builds a fire under ,
- builds fire under ,
- built a fire under ,
- built fire under ,
- gat one going ,
- gat one started ,
- gat started ,
- gets one going ,
- gets one started ,
- gets started ,
- getting one going ,
- getting one started ,
- getting started ,
- got one going ,
- got one started ,
- got started ,
- gotten one going ,
- gotten one started ,
- gotten started .
- adds fuel fire ,
- adds fuel to fire ,
- adjied ,
- adjies ,
- adjying ,
- stirred embers ,
- stirring embers ,
- stirs embers ,
- switches on .
- goes over big ,
- going over big ,
- knock one socks off ,
- knock ones socks off ,
- knocked one socks off ,
- knocked one's socks off ,
- knocked ones socks off ,
- knocked socks off ,
- knocking one socks off ,
- knocking one's socks off ,
- knocking ones socks off ,
- knocking socks off ,
- knocks one socks off ,
- knocks one's socks off ,
- knocks ones socks off ,
- knocks socks off ,
- race motor ,
- race one motor ,
- race ones motor ,
- raced motor ,
- raced one motor ,
- raced one's motor ,
- raced ones motor ,
- races motor ,
- races one motor ,
- races one's motor ,
- races ones motor ,
- racing motor ,
- racing one motor ,
- racing ones motor ,
- went over big .
Other synonyms:
- work .
- prod .
- inflame .
- move .
Other relevant words:
- Bestirred ,
- Bestirring ,
- Buffaloes ,
- Commoving ,
- Enhearten ,
- Fussed ,
- Fussing ,
- Grand-stand ,
- Impassion ,
- Imprest ,
- Intensate ,
- Overawing ,
- PREPS ,
- PSYCH ,
- Perking ,
- Spiced ,
- Spicing ,
- Spiriting ,
- Suscitate ,
- Titivated ,
- Titivating ,
- Vivificate ,
- adjy ,
- ask for it ,
- be conspicuous ,
- be responsible for ,
- bestir ,
- bestirs ,
- blew away ,
- blow away ,
- brace up ,
- bring to one's feet ,
- buffalo ,
- buffaloed ,
- build a fire under ,
- call forth ,
- called forth ,
- calling forth ,
- commove ,
- draw forth ,
- drawing forth ,
- dynamize ,
- electrify ,
- encourage ,
- enliven ,
- enthuse ,
- enthuses ,
- enthusing ,
- excite ,
- fire ,
- fire up ,
- fires up ,
- flurry ,
- frenzying ,
- get a rise out of ,
- get going ,
- get one going ,
- get one started ,
- get started ,
- get under skin ,
- getting going ,
- give a lift ,
- give impetus ,
- give life to ,
- give one an idea ,
- give rise to ,
- give shot in arm ,
- give the business ,
- gives rise to ,
- giving rise to ,
- go over big ,
- got going ,
- infect ,
- infuse ,
- inspire ,
- inspired ,
- inspires ,
- inspirit ,
- intoxicate ,
- intoxicates ,
- invigorate ,
- is responsible for ,
- jazz up ,
- jazzed ,
- jazzing ,
- jolting ,
- juice up ,
- juiced ,
- juiced up ,
- juicing ,
- jumpstart ,
- key up ,
- keyed up ,
- knock one's socks off ,
- knock socks off ,
- lead to ,
- leading to ,
- leads to ,
- led to ,
- let sunshine in ,
- liven ,
- livened ,
- livening ,
- livens ,
- made haste ,
- made ready ,
- make a hit ,
- make an impression ,
- make haste ,
- make ready ,
- make splash ,
- make waves ,
- makes waves ,
- making ready ,
- motivate ,
- overawe ,
- overawed ,
- overawes ,
- perked ,
- perked up ,
- pique ,
- powered ,
- powering ,
- prep ,
- prepped ,
- prepping ,
- prime ,
- prop up ,
- propped up ,
- propping up ,
- provoke ,
- psych up ,
- psyched up ,
- psyching ,
- psychs ,
- push around ,
- pushing around ,
- put pep into ,
- quicken ,
- race one's motor ,
- racing one's motor ,
- revitalize ,
- rouse ,
- rousing ,
- snap out of it ,
- spice up ,
- start off ,
- started off ,
- steam up ,
- steamed up ,
- steaming up ,
- stimulate ,
- stir ,
- stir embers ,
- switch on ,
- switched on ,
- switching on ,
- take breath away ,
- take one's breath away ,
- thrill ,
- titivate ,
- triggering ,
- triggers ,
- up set ,
- vitalize ,
- vivify ,
- wake up ,
- waked up ,
- waking up ,
- wire ,
- woke up ,
- woken ,
- work up ,
- zip up ,
- zipped up .
- feed the fire ,
- foment ,
- in flames ,
- stir up ,
- stirred up ,
- stirring up ,
- stirs up ,
- touch off ,
- touching off .
- Innerve ,
- Innerved ,
- Innerving ,
- give incentive ,
- goose ,
- goosed ,
- gooses ,
- goosing ,
- innervate ,
- set afoot ,
- set astir .
- Electrize ,
- Electrolyze ,
- Galvanized ,
- Perturbate ,
- activate ,
- actuate ,
- advance ,
- agitate ,
- amaze ,
- amplify ,
- animate ,
- arouse ,
- astonish ,
- astound ,
- awake ,
- awaken ,
- begin ,
- bewitch ,
- bring about ,
- bring to life ,
- cajole ,
- charge ,
- chromium-plate ,
- coax ,
- convince ,
- copperplate ,
- cover ,
- cultivate ,
- discompose ,
- disquiet ,
- disturb ,
- drive on ,
- effect ,
- egg ,
- elate ,
- electroplate ,
- elicit ,
- enchant ,
- energise ,
- energize ,
- enkindle ,
- enrapture ,
- ensorcel ,
- entrance ,
- exhilarate ,
- fan the flames ,
- fascinate ,
- fillip ,
- fluster ,
- force ,
- force in ,
- force up ,
- forward ,
- foster ,
- frighten ,
- fuel ,
- further ,
- galvanise ,
- galvanizing ,
- generate ,
- get ,
- get steamed up ,
- go under ,
- grow up ,
- hearten ,
- help along ,
- hop up ,
- hypnotize ,
- ignite ,
- induce ,
- infatuate ,
- influence ,
- initiate ,
- ionize ,
- jar ,
- jolt ,
- jump ,
- kick start ,
- kindle ,
- light ,
- mesmerize ,
- mobilize ,
- move over ,
- nourish ,
- occasion ,
- overwhelm ,
- pep up ,
- perk up ,
- persuade ,
- perturb ,
- petrify ,
- plate ,
- plug in ,
- poke ,
- precipitate ,
- prick ,
- promote ,
- prompt ,
- protect ,
- pump ,
- push over ,
- push up ,
- put about ,
- rally ,
- reinvigorate ,
- renew ,
- resuscitate ,
- revive ,
- rivet ,
- ruffle ,
- send ,
- set afire ,
- set alight ,
- set fire to ,
- set going ,
- set in motion ,
- shake ,
- shake up ,
- sharpen ,
- shock ,
- short ,
- short-circuit ,
- spark off ,
- spur ,
- stagger ,
- start ,
- startle ,
- stiffen ,
- strike ,
- stun ,
- summon ,
- surprise ,
- switch off ,
- tempt ,
- titillate ,
- touch ,
- transfix ,
- trouble ,
- turn off ,
- turn one's head ,
- upset ,
- vivid ,
- wake ,
- waken ,
- warm ,
- wheedle ,
- whet ,
- whip up ,
- zap ,
- zinc .
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How to use "Galvanize" in context?
Galvanize is a word that means to make strong or to encourage an activity. It is derived from the Latin word "galvano," which means copper. When a substance is galvanized, it is made into a layer of copper that is used to coat something else. Copperlayer is a name given to the protective layer of copper that is used on electrical wires. Galvanizing is a process that is used to make items such as tools, wire, and metal items stronger. This process makes the item less likely to rust and it also strengthens the material.
Paraphrases for Galvanize:
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Equivalence
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Verb, base form
galvanise.
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Independent
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Verb, base form
advance, animate, arouse, attract, bolster, boost, drive, elicit, engender, enlist, entice, garner, generate, induce, inspire, instigate, instill, jumpstart, leverage, mobilise, motivate, muster, prompt, propel, provoke, raise, rally, reactivate, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, revitalise, revitalize, revive, solicit, spark, spearhead, spur, trigger, urge, vitalize, Catalyse, jump-start, incentivize, relaunch, re-energize, kick-start.
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Other Related
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Verb, base form
energize, gather, incite, invigorate, push, reinforce, reinforcing.
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