GALVANIZE

[UK and ANZ] usually -ise [verb] [T] - to cause (someone) to suddenly take action, esp. by shocking or exciting them in some wayDuring the previous famine western charities were galvanized by TV pictures of starving people.The prospect of his mother coming to stay galvanized him into action and he immediately set about cleaning the house.What the team need is a leader who will somehow galvanise them.