Synonyms for Galvanize
ˈgæl vəˌnaɪzgal·va·nize

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1. galvanizeverb

   To shock or stimulate into sudden activity

   Synonyms:
   startle

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1. startle, galvanize, galvaniseverb

   to stimulate to action

   "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"

   Synonyms:
   galvanise, start, startle, galvanize, jump

2. galvanize, galvaniseverb

   cover with zinc

   "galvanize steel"

   Synonyms:
   galvanise, startle, galvanize

3. galvanize, galvaniseverb

   stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock

   Synonyms:
   galvanise, startle, galvanize

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1. List of paraphrases for "galvanize":

   galvanise, mobilize

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1. Peter Sutherland:

   I think a great deal has been done by UNHCR, you have to blame politicians. They've got the figures of the numbers that have died over the past 10 years in the Mediterranean. They shouldn't need a photograph to galvanize them.

2. Limbaugh Show producer James Golden:

   The CPAC speech that Rush Limbaugh made electrified the country, rush Limbaugh really did galvanize the country behind … conservatism.

3. Justin Forsyth:

   This one summit is not going to be able to galvanize a level of political will to deal with what we're all facing, which is really overwhelming.

4. Rob Manwaring:

   There hasn't been a Harvey Weinstein to really galvanize attention to this kind of issue, i think #MeToo might have been a factor or part of Sarah Hanson-Young speaking out and taking a stand, but I don't think there's been quite the same momentum here.

5. Michelle Obama:

   He used that experience and a keen sense of the political undercurrents to quickly galvanize a populist conservative movement, he was offering a set of ideas that his party had not fully embraced at the time, from strict border enforcement to tougher trade deals to less military intervention abroad.