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English verb: galvanize | |||
| 1. | galvanize (emotion) to stimulate to action | ||
| Samples | ..startled him awake. Galvanized into action. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will galvanize him, The good news will galvanize her, The performance is likely to galvanize Sue | ||
| Synonyms | galvanise, startle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ball over, blow out of the water, floor, shock, take aback | ||
| 2. | galvanize (contact) cover with zinc | ||
| Samples | Galvanize steel. | ||
| Synonyms | galvanise | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coat, surface | ||
| 3. | galvanize (body) stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock | ||
| Synonyms | galvanise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shock | ||
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