[ US /ˈɡæɫvəˌnaɪz/ ]
VERB
  1. stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
  2. to stimulate to action
    galvanized into action
    the loud noise startled him awake
  3. cover with zinc
    galvanize steel
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How To Use galvanize In A Sentence

  • The morons do not even protect the exposed steel with paint - and something as simple and old-fashioned as using galvanized bolts in the first place is clearly way beyond their ken.
  • Rivlin said that anti-immigration rhetoric has galvanized immigrant voters, bringing them to the streets in protest and to the polling booth.
  • He's torn between his distrust and dislike of the press and his need to galvanise voters. Times, Sunday Times
  • Food shortages would probably galvanise public anger into action, as would a complete collapse of the economy.
  • But what galvanized education and research efforts to a more urgent level was the discovery in 2000 that many houseboats were built with a fatal flaw.
  • The system of 27 Pyle-O-Lite floodlights were to be located on 3-120 foot galvanized steel towers as well as on top of both West Toronto and Lambton coaling plants.
  • At each fighting session, the animals are paired off against each other in a small pit or arena, enclosed by plywood or galvanised walls.
  • Steel is galvanized, walls are fairfaced concrete block, and floors are concrete or asphalt.
  • Look at how a few NGO groups last year used peaceful candlelight vigils for their own selfish purposes to galvanize public opinion.
  • The accident galvanized the attention and determination of the neighborhood. Christianity Today
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