galvanize

Verbs

  • (v) to stimulate to action
    • ..startled him awake
    • galvanized into action
    galvanise, startle,
  • (v) cover with zinc
    • galvanize steel
    galvanise,
  • (v) stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock galvanise,

Synonyms

galvanise startle

Words of close approximity

galvanic
galvanise galvanism
galvanized iron galvanizer