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galvanize

[ gal-vuh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

galvanized, galvanizing.
  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 ( faradize ).
  3. to startle into sudden activity; stimulate.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  4. to coat (metal, especially iron or steel) with zinc.


galvanize

/ ˈɡæəˌԲɪ /

verb

  1. to stimulate to action; excite; startle
  2. to cover (iron, steel, etc) with a protective zinc coating by dipping into molten zinc or by electrodeposition
  3. to stimulate by application of an electric current
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. galvanized iron, usually in the form of corrugated sheets as used in roofing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌԾ, noun
  • ˌԾˈپDz, noun
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  • v·Ծe noun
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  • ·v·Ծ verb (used with object) pregalvanized pregalvanizing
  • g··Ծ·tDz noun
  • ·v·Ծ verb (used with object) regalvanized regalvanizing
  • ܲ·v·Ծ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of galvanize1

First recorded in 1795–1805; from French galvaniser, named after Luigi Galvani; -ize
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It was very galvanizing for us to have to go through that together.

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And although the political landscape is more fractured now than it was back then, Handler is galvanized.

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It was in 2020 when the George Floyd protests and the Black Lives Matter movement galvanized the whole planet and precipitated efforts to ramp up DEI programs across society that the backlash began in earnest.

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As it turns out, today’s “Snow White” isn’t even that galvanizing.

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