galvanizes
Jolts into motion
Galvanizes means to shock or excite into action, as if by electric current: The scandal galvanized voters to demand reform.
The word comes from Luigi Galvani, who discovered that electricity could make dead frogs' legs twitch.
In metalworking, to galvanize is to coat iron or steel with zinc to prevent rust—galvanized steel appears in pipes, fencing, and buckets.
Fills with creative urge
- mobilizesActivates for action
- energizesInfuses with vigor
- activatesCauses to function
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
rallies · rouses · stimulates · propels · motivates · ignites · sparks · awakens
Violent sudden disturbance
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- startleFrighten suddenly
- electrifiesSupplies with current
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
nerve · muscle · stimulus · reaction · reflex · twitch · current · voltage
Activates for action
- organizesPuts into systematic order
- ralliesGathers or recovers
- unitesJoins into one
- activistsPeople working for causes
movement · grassroots · protest · solidarity · coalition · campaign · uprising · resistance
Element thirty
- coatingApplied surface covering
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- corrosionChemical wearing away
- electroplatingElectrically depositing metal layers
protective · dipping · oxidation · iron · metal · weatherproofing · hot-dip · sheet metal
inspires
Fills with creative urge
spurs · rallies · rouses · stimulates · propels · motivates · ignites · sparks · awakens · stirs
shock
Violent sudden disturbance
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- startleFrighten suddenly
- electrifiesSupplies with current
adrenaline · nerve · muscle · stimulus · reaction · reflex · twitch · current · voltage · impulse
mobilizes
Activates for action
activists · movement · grassroots · protest · solidarity · coalition · campaign · uprising · resistance · collective action
zinc
Element thirty
electroplating · protective · dipping · oxidation · iron · metal · weatherproofing · hot-dip · sheet metal · industrial
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- mobilizesactivates, rallies, deploys, recruits, musters
galvanizesparalyzes
Causes total inability to move
immobilizes · incapacitates · discourages · demotivates · demobilizes
galvanizesscatters
Distributes irregularly about
disperses · divides · demoralizes · disorganizes · fragments
- galvanized nailsZinc-coated metal fasteners
- galvanized steelZinc-protected iron alloy
- galvanized ironZinc-treated ferrous metal
- galvanized pipesCoated steel plumbing tubes
- galvanized metalZinc-coated rust-resistant material
- galvanized wireZinc-treated metal strand
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