Galvanise
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

WHET
Make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"

FIRE
The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"

MOVE
Change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"

WARM
Uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble; "made things warm for the bookies"

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FORCE
An act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"

ZIPUP
Close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold"

SPARK
A momentary flash of light

SHORT
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory"

SHOCK
Strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

ROUSE
Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

RENEW
Cause to appear in a new form; "the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market"

PIQUE
Tightly woven fabric with raised cords

PRIME
A number that has no factor but itself and 1

PLATE
A dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

LIVEN
Make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

IMPEL
Cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

6 letters

TURNON
Stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"

STEPUP
Make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"

SNAPUP
Get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"

REVIVE
Restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina"

PROPEL
Cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

PLUGIN
Plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight"

PICKUP
Fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"

PERKUP
Gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"

LOOPIN

KINDLE
Catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"

JAZZUP
Make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper"

IONIZE
Convert into ions

FOSTER
United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)

FILLIP
Anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip"

EXCITE
Stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

COMPEL
Necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation"

CHARGE
A special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"

AROUSE
Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

7 letters

STARTLE
A sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"

TURNOFF
Make a turn; "turn off at the parking area"

STIFFEN
Become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"

SHARPEN
Make crisp or more crisp and precise; "We had to sharpen our arguments"

QUICKEN
Show signs of life; "the fetus quickened"

PROVOKE
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

PROMOTE
Change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent

INFLAME
Cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"

HEARTEN
Give encouragement to

ENLIVEN
Make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

ANIMATE
Make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

AMPLIFY
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

ACTUATE
Give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

9 letters

GALVANIZE
Cover with zinc; "galvanize steel"

SWITCHOFF
Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"

ELECTRIFY
Equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"

STIMULATE
Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

10 letters

ELCTROLYZE

ELCTROGILD

INVIGORATE
Make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

EXHILARATE
Fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

11 letters

COPPERPLATE
An engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved

SETINMOTION
Get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"

RESUSCITATE
Return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"

12 letters

ELECTROPLATE
Any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis

MOVETOACTION

SHORTCIRCUIT
Accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

13 letters

CHROMIUMPLATE

14 letters

INFUSELIFEINTO

16 letters

ELECTROGALVANIZE