I. gal ‧ va ‧ nise /ˈɡælvənaɪz/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
a British spelling of ↑ galvanize
II. gal ‧ va ‧ nize BrE AmE ( also galvanise British English ) /ˈɡælvənaɪz/ verb [transitive]
to shock or surprise someone so that they do something to solve a problem, improve a situation etc
galvanize somebody into (doing) something
The possibility of defeat finally galvanized us into action.
The report galvanized world opinion.