galvanize

(broadly, dated, transitive)(loosely, dated) To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means.

Đồng nghĩa: electrogalvanize, electroplate

(figuratively, transitive)(figurative) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.

The girl’s picture helped galvanize public opinion against the administration’s policy.

Republicans are hoping a proposed gas-tax repeal will galvanize their voters.

Đồng nghĩa: animate, electrify, startle, urge, animate, awaken, electrify, enflame, enkindle, enthrill, exagitate, excite, exhilarate, exsuscitate, fillip, fire, fire the blood, galvanize, gin up, ignite, inflame, intoxicate, kindle, quicken, rouse, send, set fire to, set on fire, sharpen, stir the blood, suscitate, thrill, vitalise, wake, warm the blood, whet, wind up, work up, yerk, abet, actuate, goose, light a fire under, send, sting, bring about, cheer, draw, drive, encourage, egg on, engender, evoke, excite, foment, goad, grill, ignite, impel, incite, induce, inflame, instigate, invoke, lash, motive, motivate, move, obligate, oblige, push, promote, prompt, provoke, rouse, set off, spark off, spur, spur on, stimulate, stir, stir up, stoke, tempt, urge, whet, whip up

(archaic, transitive)To electrify, as by galvanism.

The agitations resembled the grinnings and writhings of a galvanized corpse, not the struggles of an athletic man.

Đồng nghĩa: electricalize, electricize, electrize

(US, historical, transitive)To switch sides between Union and Confederate in the American Civil War.