galvanize
to startle into sudden activity; stimulate.
to coat (metal, especially iron or steel) with zinc.
Origin of galvanize
1- Also especially British, gal·va·nise .
Other words for galvanize
Other words from galvanize
- gal·va·ni·za·tion, noun
- gal·va·niz·er, noun
- non·gal·va·nized, adjective
- pre·gal·va·nize, verb (used with object), pre·gal·va·nized, pre·gal·va·niz·ing.
- re·gal·va·ni·za·tion, noun
- re·gal·va·nize, verb (used with object), re·gal·va·nized, re·gal·va·niz·ing.
- un·gal·va·nized, adjective
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How to use galvanize in a sentence
The starting point guard, seemingly fully recovered from his left quadriceps injury, was the team’s galvanizing force all night and set a new season high for the second straight game with 41 points.
Wizards stun Nets with wild sequence in the final seconds | Ava Wallace | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostFlood the airways with marketing campaigns to galvanize us all to do our part so we can celebrate freedom from the virus this Fourth of July.
Movies, songs, TV shows, books, and other artworks that showcase nature being alive and having its own rights can galvanize culture and will help fuel legal battles.
Humans Have Rights and So Should Nature - Issue 94: Evolving | Grant Wilson | January 6, 2021 | NautilusThe segregation and social injustices stemming from exclusionary housing policies, for instance, persist because the beneficiaries of those systems can galvanize segments of the public to lobby for an outcome in their interest.
Politics Report: What the Dramatic Council President Contest Taught Us | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | December 12, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThe hunt — which has repeatedly been called a hoax by skeptics — galvanized roughly 350,000 voyagers to seek the treasure.
Today in D.C.: Headlines to start your Wednesday in D.C., Maryland and Virginia | Dana Hedgpeth, Teddy Amenabar | December 10, 2020 | Washington Post
I was about to get serious, though typically, my political galvanization came about for relatively superficial reasons.
‘The Normal Heart’ and Hope in the Battlefield of AIDS | Michael Musto | May 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGalvanization or faradization of the affected parts may also be employed, and with, occasionally, beneficial effect.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonWhere many joints are involved, the advantages over local galvanization of the baths is sufficiently obvious.
The Electric Bath | George M. SchweigGalvanization of the bladder with an intravesical electrode is sometimes of service to strengthen its capacity for contraction.
Fat and Blood | S. Weir MitchellHe was ordered two weeks' rest in bed, with massage, cool sponging daily, and galvanization of the areas of neuralgia.
Fat and Blood | S. Weir MitchellGalvanization from supra-orbital foramen to nape stopped the pain in five minutes.
Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it | Francis E. Anstie
British Dictionary definitions for galvanize
galvanise
/ (ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz) /
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
Caribbean galvanized iron, usually in the form of corrugated sheets as used in roofing
Derived forms of galvanize
- galvanization or galvanisation, noun
- galvanizer or galvaniser, noun
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