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galvanize

 verb
     
gal‧va‧nize also galvanise British English [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.
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