Meaning of GALVANIZE
| Pronunciation: | | 'galvu`nIz
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | galvanise, galvanise, galvanise, startle |
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| | See Also: | | ball over, blow out of the water, coat, floor, shock, shock, stun, surface, take aback | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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