verb
- To stimulate to action .
- usage: ".. Startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"
- Cover with zinc.
- usage: "galvanize steel"
- Stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock.
adjective
- Affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling.
- usage: "gave an electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale"
- synonyms: electric, galvanic, galvanising
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