galvanize
verb (used with object)
to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
had galvanized
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past perfectof galvanize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"In the winter time, when the weather's bad, that's kind of when we thrive... We're open 365 days a year," said Matuszewski, who described how the World Cup had galvanized interest in soccer.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Odinga also said that the opposition would engage the government on the high cost of living, which had galvanized many protesters.
From Reuters ● Apr. 2, 2023
Mao had galvanized the support of many groups to win control of China.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
But the devastation had galvanized the peace movement worldwide.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2020
She had galvanized the elderly New Englander beside her out of his first momentary apathy of stupefaction.
From The Bent Twig by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
