galvanized

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gal·va·nize

G0025600 (găl′və-nīz′)tr.v. gal·va·nized, gal·va·niz·ing, gal·va·niz·es 1. To stimulate or shock with an electric current.2. To arouse to awareness or action; spur: "The country was galvanized in the weeks and months after 9/11" (Davis Phinney).3. To coat (iron or steel) with rust-resistant zinc.
gal′va·ni·za′tion (-nĭ-zā′shən) n.gal′va·niz′er n.

galvanized

(ˈɡælvəˌnaɪzd) or

galvanised

adjstimulated to action; excited; startled(of iron, steel, etc) covered with a protective zinc coatingstimulated by application of an electric current
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