galvanize

[ gal-vuh-nahyz ]

/ ˈgæl vəˌnaɪz /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR galvanize

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

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Also especially British, gal·va·nise .

Origin of galvanize

First recorded in 1795–1805; from French galvaniser, named after Luigi Galvani; see -ize

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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How to use galvanize in a sentence

To supply the demand for galvanised signalling and fencing cords, the machines must turn out 15,000 yards of strand per day.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
I noticed a large vessel of galvanised iron marked 'Boiled water for drinking purposes.'
A Woman's Part in a Revolution|Natalie Harris Hammond
The chorus of exclamations, which you may allot at choice, ended in laughter as the galvanised circle broke up.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan
She demurs to removal, but goes in the end on condition that all present shall come and see dolly galvanised at an early date.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan

It was after ten o'clock and I was tired, but the presence of the man immediately galvanised me into activity.
The Empty House And Other Ghost Stories|Algernon Blackwood

British Dictionary definitions for galvanize

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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British Dictionary definitions for galvanize

galvanise

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