 galvanize |
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| 1. | [ verb ] cover with zinc; as of steel, for example | |
| Synonyms: | galvanise | |
| Related terms: | coat galvanisation galvanizer | |
| 2. | [ verb ] to stimulate to action | |
| Synonyms: | startle galvanise | |
| Examples: | "..startled him awake" "galvanized into action" |
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| Related terms: | shock galvaniser galvanisation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] stimulate by administering a shock; as of muscles | |
| Synonyms: | galvanise | |
| Related terms: | shock galvanism galvanisation | |
| Similar spelling: |
galvanizer galvani Galvan galvanise galvaniser galvanizing galvanic Gallivan galvanism galvanising galvanometer gallivant Galvin Galban |
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