About The Word Galvanize
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Galvanize
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What's The Definition Of Galvanize?
[v] stimulate by administering a shock; as of muscles
[v] cover with zinc; as of steel, for example [v] to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action" Synonyms | Synonyms for Galvanize: galvanise | galvanise | galvanise | startle Related Terms | Find terms related to Galvanize: activate | actuate | amplify | animate | arouse | charge | chromium-plate | compel | copperplate | dynamize | electrify | electrogalvanize | electrogild | electrolyze | electroplate | energize | enliven | excite | exhilarate | fillip | fire | force | foster | generate | hearten | impel | inflame | infuse life into | invigorate | ionize | jazz up | kindle | liven | loop in | motivate | move | move to action | pep up | perk up | pick up | pique | plate | plug in | prime | promote | propel | provoke | quicken | renew | resuscitate | revive | rouse | set in motion | sharpen | shock | short | short-circuit | snap up | spark | step down | step up | stiffen | stimulate | switch off | switch on | turn off | turn on | vitalize | warm | whet | zip up See Also | ball over | blow out of the water | coat | floor | shock | shock | stun | surface | take aback Galvanize In Webster's Dictionary \Gal"va*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Galvanized}; p pr.
& vb. n. {Galvanizing}.] [Cf. F. galvaniser.]
1. To affect with galvanism; to subject to the action of
electrical currents.
2. To plate, as with gold, silver, etc., by means of
electricity.
3. To restore to consciousness by galvanic action (as from a
state of suspended animation); hence, to stimulate or
excite to a factitious animation or activity.
4. To coat, as iron, with zinc. See {Galvanized iron}.
{Galvanized iron}, formerly, iron coated with zink by
electrical deposition; now more commonly, iron coated with
zink by plunging into a bath of melted zink, after its
surface has been cleaned by friction with the aid of
dilute acid.
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