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to galvanize
01
to push someone into taking action, particularly by evoking a strong emotion in them
Transitive: to galvanize sb
Examples
It took a serious crisis to really galvanize politicians into compromising and passing long-stalled reforms.
02
to make a muscle move using electricity
Transitive: to galvanize a muscle
Examples
They attached the electrodes to strategically galvanize specific muscle groups in the rat abdominal wall.
03
to cover iron or steel with a thin layer of zinc to protect it from corrosion
Transitive: to galvanize iron or steel
Examples
The company decided to galvanize all the metal beams before shipping them.
