Associations to the word «Galvanise»

Wiktionary

GALVANISE, verb. (transitive) (chiefly UK) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity.
GALVANISE, verb. (transitive) (chiefly UK) To coat with rust-resistant zinc.
GALVANISE, verb. (transitive) (chemistry) (chiefly UK) To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means.

Dictionary definition

GALVANISE, verb. To stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action".
GALVANISE, verb. Cover with zinc; "galvanize steel".
GALVANISE, verb. Stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock.

Wise words

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King, Jr.