galvanize

IPA: gˈæɫvʌnaɪz

(chemistry) To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means.
To coat with rust-resistant zinc.
(figurative) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.
(archaic) To electrify, as by galvanism.
(historical, US) To switch sides between Union and Confederate in the American Civil War.

Examples of "galvanize" in Sentences

Chief Warren Riley and Mayor Ray Nagins call for residents to galvanize is an insult.
Perhaps SIV was waiting for some event or announcement to once again galvanize people into marching.
While the administration aimed to "galvanize" entrepreneurs from Muslim-majority countries, these Muslim upstarts shied away from pigeon-holing into a religious or ethnic category.
Tea Party convention starting Feb. 4 in Nashville, Tenn., organizers hope the event will "galvanize" the populist movement and help it gather momentum after a string of recent conservative electoral victories.
As opponents of big government converged on what has been billed as the first national tea party convention, organizers hoped the event would further "galvanize" the populist movement and help it gather momentum after a string of recent conservative electoral victories.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, I am not so much worried as I am excited about by the whole drama of this, and I think in one way it is good for the country because it brings a lot of people and focuses their attention on this, and helps kind of galvanize the whole youth and the rest of ...