Definitions for: 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"



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: galvanise, galvanise, galvanise, startle

See Also: ball over, blow out of the water, coat, floor, shock, shock, stun, surface, take aback

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