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galvanize

verb

/ˈɡælvənaɪz/

Meaning

to shock or excite someone into taking action; to coat iron or steel with a protective layer of zinc

The speech galvanized the crowd into action.

galvanize into action

motivate, inspire, stimulate, provoke, energize

discourage, demotivate, weaken

galvanize support, galvanize people, galvanize into action

to take possession of a property due to the owner's failure to keep up mortgage payments

to look quickly or secretly, especially through a narrow opening

to speak or shout in an angry, uncontrolled way

To argue noisily over something small or unimportant.

to suggest or assume the existence of something as a basis for reasoning

To block or overcrowd a space, making movement or flow difficult.