Today’s “Word of the Day” is galvanise and it is a verb meaning “to cause someone to take action by exciting or shocking them; stimulate, encourage, inspire, stir, arouse, prompt, shock/stun”.
Example Sentence: Alexei Navalny, a well-known critic of the Kremlin, is currently receiving treatment in Germany after becoming severely ill on a flight to Moscow from the Siberian city of Tomsk. Although Navalny is a thorn in the side of the Kremlin, his death would certainly galvanise the opposition. This is probably the last thing that the regime would want at a time when Russia’s closest neighbour, Belarus, is engulfed in anti-regime protests.
This word is present in The Guardian article It may seem Putin controls the Russian state personally. The reality is more dangerous and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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