Galvanize

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To stimulate or shock with an electric current.
  • v. To arouse to awareness or action; spur: "Issues that once galvanized the electorate fade into irrelevanceā€ ( Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)
  • v. To coat (iron or steel) with rust-resistant zinc.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means; to electroplate.
  • v. To coat with rust-resistant zinc
  • v. To shock or stimulate into sudden activity
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To affect with galvanism; to subject to the action of electrical currents.
  • v. To plate, as with gold, silver, etc., by means of electricity.
  • v. 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.
  • v. To coat, as iron, with zinc. See Galvanized iron.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To subject to the action of an electric or galvanic current, as in medicine.
  • Hence To confer a fictitious vitality upon; give a mechanical semblance of life or vitality to.
  • To plate, as with gold, silver, or other metal, by means of galvanic electricity; electroplate. Also spelled galvanise.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cover with zinc
  • v. to stimulate to action
  • v. stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
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