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to catalyze success

to catalyze success

7.0
To help a project or plan succeed faster by making important changes
  • phrasal verb
  • /ˈkætəˌlaɪz səkˈsɛs/
  • US
translation icon : catalizar el éxito
  • Strong mentorship often catalyzes success among young professionals.

Examples

  • Her leadership helped catalyze success for the new product launch.

  • Their collaboration was key to catalyzing success in the competitive market.

  • Let's catalyze success together!

  • The new strategy will catalyze success for the project.

  • Effective communication can catalyze success in team projects by ensuring everyone is on the same page.

  • The innovative approach taken by the startup helped to catalyze success in attracting new investors.

  • A supportive environment can catalyze success for students, allowing them to thrive academically.

Synonyms

to make it happen
vsto catalyze success
143 3.0

Get something you want by working to reach it

causes or speeds achievement by starting change rather than only acting
to propel
vsto catalyze success
45 4.7

To make someone want to do something

works by accelerating achievement through initiating change rather than only motivating
to make things happen
vsto catalyze success
21 3.2

To take action that causes events or results

aims to accelerate reaching positive outcomes rather than merely causing events
to propel to success
vsto catalyze success
4.7

Help a person or company reach success

causes faster achievement by initiating change and stimulating progress

Antonyms

to prevent
∞ 2.3

Stop something from happening or someone from doing it

to hinder
75 3.6

To make it difficult for people or things to do something

to stagnate
19 6.8

To stop growing or changing and stay the same, like water in a pond

How Effective

to ensure
910 2.8
to catalyze success
  • US
7.0
to support
753 1.4

Surface Forms

catalyze success infinitive
catalyzed success past
catalyzed success past participle
catalyzing success present participle
catalyzes success third person singular

Morphology

catalyze + success

The meaning 'to cause or accelerate success' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'catalyze' (to cause or speed up) + 'success' (an achieved result). This verb + noun combination follows a productive, cross-linguistically familiar pattern, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Catalyze success comes from chemistry, where a catalyst is a small helper that makes a reaction happen faster without changing itself. So, to catalyze success means 'to start or speed up success' by giving a helpful push that makes progress happen sooner.