galvanize
to startle into sudden activity; stimulate.
to coat (metal, especially iron or steel) with zinc.
Origin of galvanize
1- Also especially British, gal·va·nise .
Other words for galvanize
Other words from galvanize
- gal·va·ni·za·tion, noun
- gal·va·niz·er, noun
- non·gal·va·nized, adjective
- pre·gal·va·nize, verb (used with object), pre·gal·va·nized, pre·gal·va·niz·ing.
- re·gal·va·ni·za·tion, noun
- re·gal·va·nize, verb (used with object), re·gal·va·nized, re·gal·va·niz·ing.
- un·gal·va·nized, adjective
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How to use galvanize in a sentence
Those who have clung so hard to their bodies, must galvanise them again with rheumatism and senility and mortgage-ridden minds.
The Hive | Will Levington ComfortWe only want someone to start and do something big to galvanise the smaller investors into action.
The Sequel | George A. TaylorThe conferences were quite businesslike, and Admiral Koltchak's presence seemed to galvanise the whole army into life and energy.
With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia | John WardAll his appetites were wasted and worn; only some monstrosity would galvanise them into momentary action.
Catherine: A Story | William Makepeace ThackerayThe sight of the dead man, however, seemed to galvanise him into sudden and awful vitality.
The Black Box | E. Phillips Oppenheim
British Dictionary definitions for galvanize
galvanise
/ (ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz) /
to stimulate to action; excite; startle
to cover (iron, steel, etc) with a protective zinc coating by dipping into molten zinc or by electrodeposition
to stimulate by application of an electric current
Caribbean galvanized iron, usually in the form of corrugated sheets as used in roofing
Derived forms of galvanize
- galvanization or galvanisation, noun
- galvanizer or galvaniser, noun
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