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galvanize
Universal Words
(BrE also galvanise) verb [VN]
1 ~ sb (into sth / into doing sth) (written) to make sb take action by shocking them or by making them excited:
The urgency of his voice galvanized them into action.
2 (technical) to cover metal with ZINC in order to protect it from RUST:
a galvanized bucket * galvanized steel
