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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gal•va•nize /ˈgælvəˌnaɪz/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -nized, -niz•ing. - to stimulate by an electric current:to galvanize nerves.
- to startle into sudden activity:The news of the riots galvanized the police.
- Metallurgyto coat (iron or steel) with zinc.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gal•va•nize (gal′və nīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -nized, -niz•ing. - to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
- Medicineto stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced direct current (distinguished from faradize).
- to startle into sudden activity;
stimulate. - Metallurgyto coat (metal, esp. iron or steel) with zinc.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] gal′va•nise′. - French galvaniser, named after Luigi Galvani; see -ize
- 1795–1805
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rouse, stir, electrify, fire, spur, animate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: galvanize, galvanise /ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz/ vb (transitive)- 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
n - Caribbean galvanized iron, usually in the form of corrugated sheets as used in roofing
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