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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. to stimulate to action ;
- Example: "..startled him awake"
- Example: "galvanized into action"
[syn: startle, galvanize, galvanise]

2. cover with zinc;
- Example: "galvanize steel"
[syn: galvanize, galvanise]

3. stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock;
[syn: galvanize, galvanise]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

galvanise
    v 1: to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake";
         "galvanized into action" [syn: startle, galvanize,
         galvanise]
    2: cover with zinc; "galvanize steel" [syn: galvanize,
       galvanise]
    3: stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock [syn:
       galvanize, galvanise]