Galvanize Definition
gălvə-nīz
galvanized, galvanizes, galvanizing
verb
galvanized, galvanizes, galvanizing
To apply an electric current to.
Webster's New World
To arouse to awareness or action; spur.
American Heritage
To plate (metal) with zinc, originally by galvanic action.
Webster's New World
To stimulate as if by electric shock; rouse; stir; spur.
Webster's New World
To arouse to awareness or action; spur.
American Heritage
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Origin of Galvanize
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From French galvaniser, from galvanisme, after physiologist Luigi Alyisio Galvani (1737–1798).
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