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galvanize collapse: stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock; cover with zinc; "galvanize steel"

motivate collapse: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

electrify collapse: equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"; charge (a conductor) with electricity; excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us"

viable collapse: capable of life or normal growth and development; "viable seeds"; "a viable fetus"

console collapse: an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture); "the bust of Napoleon stood on a console"; a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system)

invigorate collapse: impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; "Exercise is invigorating"

living collapse: people who are still living; "save your pity for the living"; (informal) absolute; "she is a living doll"; "scared the living daylights out of them"; "beat the living hell out of him"; still in active use; "a living language"; true to life; lifelike; "the living image of her mother"; pertaining to living persons; "within living memory"; dwelling or inhabiting; often used in combination; "living quarters"; "tree-living animals"

regale collapse: provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"

exist collapse: have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"; support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"

live collapse: exerting force or containing energy; "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play"; of current relevance; "a live issue"; "still a live option"; in current use or ready for use; "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread"; abounding with life and energy; "the club members are a really live bunch"; actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing; "a live television program"; "brought to you live from Lincoln Center"; "live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience"; charged with an explosive; "live ammunition"; "a live bomb"; not recorded; "the opera was broadcast live"; lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"; pursue a positive and satisfying existence; "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"

neuter collapse: a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine); of grammatical gender; "`it' is the third-person singular neuter pronoun"; having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs

sharpen collapse: become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"; make sharp or sharper; "We had to sharpen our arguments"; make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"; give a point to; "The candles are tapered"; raise the pitch of (musical notes); make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"; make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper

chipper collapse: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"

resuscitate collapse: cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man"

compel collapse: force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

exhilarate collapse: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

encourage collapse: spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"; inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

longevity collapse: the property of being long-lived; duration of service; "her longevity as a star"; "had unusual longevity in the company"

infect collapse: contaminate with a disease or microorganism; communicate a disease to; "Your children have infected you with this head cold"; affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"; contaminate with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"

sprightly collapse: full of spirit and vitality; "a sprightly young girl"; "a sprightly dance"

goad collapse: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"; stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick; urge with or as if with a goad

organized collapse: methodical and efficient in arrangement or function; "how well organized she is"; "his life was almost too organized"; formed into a structured or coherent whole; being a member of or formed into a labor union; "organized labor"; "unionized workers"; "a unionized shop"

infuse collapse: introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"; undergo the process of infusion; "the mint tea is infusing"

kindle collapse: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"; catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"

inanimate collapse: not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects"; "dead stones"; belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things; "the word `car' is inanimate"

incite collapse: provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

fortify collapse: add nutrients to; "fortified milk"; enclose by or as if by a fortification

freshen collapse: become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game"

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