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galvanize
 
Verb galvanize has 3 senses
  1. 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
    Derived forms: noun galvanization2, noun galvanizer2
    Sample sentences:
    The bad news will galvanize him
    The good news will galvanize her
    The performance is likely to galvanize Sue
  2. galvanize, galvanise - cover with zinc; "galvanize steel"
    --2 is one way to coat, surface
    Derived forms: noun galvanization3, noun galvanizer1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  3. galvanize, galvanise - stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
    --3 is one way to shock
    Derived forms: noun galvanization1, noun galvanism2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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