Word

galvanise, v.
(galvanised, galvanises, galvanising)

stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
<verb.body>

galvanise galvanize

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

galvanism galvanization

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

galvanism galvanisation

semantic pointers

hypernym

shock

cover with zinc
<verb.contact>

galvanise galvanize

sample sentences

"galvanize steel"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

galvanization galvanizer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

galvanisation galvaniser galvaniser

semantic pointers

hypernym

coat, surface

to stimulate to action
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

galvanise galvanize startle

sample sentences

"the loud noise startled him awake"
"galvanized into action"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

galvanization galvanizer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

galvanisation galvaniser

semantic pointers

hypernym

shock, take aback, floor, ball over, blow out of the water