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