Galvanise

1 definition found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  galvanise
       v 1: to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized
            into action" [syn: {startle}, {galvanize}]
       2: cover with zinc; "galvanize steel" [syn: {galvanize}]
       3: stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock [syn: {galvanize}]