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Verb galvanize has 3 senses
- startle, galvanize, galvanise - to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"
--1 is one way to shock, stun, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback
Sample sentences:
The bad news will galvanize him
The good news will galvanize her
The performance is likely to galvanize Sue
- galvanize, galvanise - cover with zinc; "galvanize steel"
--2 is one way to coat, surface
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- galvanize, galvanise - stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
--3 is one way to shock
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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