galvanize

[ gal-vuh-nahyz ]

/ ˈgæl vəˌnaɪz /

verb (used with object), gal·va·nized, gal·va·niz·ing.

to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.

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

to startle into sudden activity; stimulate.

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

Words nearby galvanize

galvanic cell, galvanic couple, galvanic pile, galvanic skin response, galvanism, galvanize, galvanized iron, galvanizing, galvano-, galvanocautery, galvanochemical

Also especially British, gal·va·nise.

Origin of galvanize

1795–1805; < French galvaniser, named after Luigi Galvani; see -ize

SYNONYMS FOR galvanize

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

OTHER WORDS FROM galvanize

gal·va·ni·za·tion, noungal·va·niz·er, nounnon·gal·va·nized, adjectivepre·gal·va·nize, verb (used with object), pre·gal·va·nized, pre·gal·va·niz·ing.

re·gal·va·ni·za·tion, nounre·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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Examples from the Web for galvanised

They should be of slate and galvanised iron, and never of lead or zinc.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
We at one time experimented with galvanised iron, but did not find it sufficiently flexible to bend so sharply as we required.
Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life, Travel & Exploration|W. B. Lord
To the right, if you turn that way, is a counter at which you can buy anything, from galvanised iron rowlocks to biscuits and jam.
Priscilla's Spies|George A. Birmingham
Like a flash of light came a realisation which galvanised into life the stereotyped pity of years.
An Unknown Lover|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

A kachcha verandah had been thrown out with a galvanised iron roof and wooden supporting pillars.
Birds of the Indian Hills|Douglas Dewar

British Dictionary definitions for galvanised

galvanize

galvanise

/ (ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz) /

verb (tr)

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

noun

Caribbean galvanized iron, usually in the form of corrugated sheets as used in roofing

Derived forms of galvanize

galvanization or galvanisation, noungalvanizer or galvaniser, noun

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