dynamize

[ dahy-nuh-mahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, dy·na·mized, dy·na·miz·ing.

1. to make more active, productive, or the like; energize:

   an attempt to dynamize the local economy.

Other Words From

• dyna·mi·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dynamize¹

First recorded in 1880–85; dynam(ic) + -ize

Related Words

• amaze
• animate
• astonish
• astound
• disturb
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• excite
• galvanize
• invigorate
• jolt
• rouse
• startle
• stir
• stun