Galvanize

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–verb (used with object) 

1. to stimulate by or 

as if by a galvanic (直流電) current.  



2. Medicine/Medical. to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced direct current (distinguished from faradize). with induced alternating current 



3. to startle into sudden activity; stimulate. 

4. to coat (metal, esp. iron or steel) with zinc.  



Also, especially British, galvanise.



—Synonyms 

3. rouse, stir, electrify, fire, spur, animate.





　

Talk about comebacks. After many years in the wilderness and being considered MIA professionally, Mickey Rourke, just like the washed-up character he plays, attempts [a return] to the big show in "The Wrestler." Not only does he pull it off, 



but Rourke creates a galvanizing, humorous, deeply moving portrait 



that instantly takes its place among the great, iconic screen performances. An elemental story simply and brilliantly told, 



Darren Aronofsky’s fourth feature is a winner from every possible angle, although it will require deft handling by a smart distributor to overcome public preconceptions about Rourke, the subject matter and the nature of the film.





Entice (desire) & Incite (act)

enticing 

elicit (illicit, illegal)

solicit No soliciting [allowed] in this building. 

solicitude the tender solicitude of [parents]

Tony 













It’s an ambitious agenda (typified by the slogan "transforming the way people see the world") 



that intends to galvanize film [activity] 



not just during the festival but year-round. The modernist design is by the firm behind the widely lauded Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art. 



But the slightly ragtag (烏合之眾,賤民的) quality of King Street, 



a familiar strip to festgoers who stroll from red-carpet galas (慶祝) at Roy Thomson Hall down to after-parties, 



adds another wrinkle.