galvanized

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gal·va·nize

[gal-vuh-nahyz]
verb (used with object), gal·va·nized, gal·va·niz·ing.
1.
to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
2.
Medicine/Medical. to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced direct current (distinguished from faradize).
3.
to startle into sudden activity; stimulate.
4.
to coat (metal, especially iron or steel) with zinc.
Also, especially British, gal·va·nise.


Origin:
1795–1805; < French galvaniser, named after Luigi Galvani; see -ize

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
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re·gal·va·nize, verb (used with object), re·gal·va·nized, re·gal·va·niz·ing.
un·gal·va·nized, adjective
COLLAPSE


3. rouse, stir, electrify, fire, spur, animate.

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  • If anything, the ultimatum may have galvanized the players.
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  • It was really a sad situation and it galvanized the local community.
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