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Galvanize

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Verb

1. galvanise, galvanize, startle

to stimulate to action

Example Sentences:
'..startled him awake'
'galvanized into action'

2. galvanise, galvanize

cover with zinc

Example Sentences:
'galvanize steel'

3. galvanise, galvanize

stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Galvanize

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verb (transitive)
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
noun
4. Caribbean
galvanized iron, usually in the form of corrugated sheets as used in roofing

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Galvanize

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈgalvaˌnized or ˈgalvaˌnizing
1. 
to apply an electric current to
2. 
to stimulate as if by electric shock; rouse; stir; spur
3. 
to plate (metal) with zinc, originally by galvanic action

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Galvanize

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tr.v. gal·va·nized, gal·va·niz·ing, gal·va·niz·es
1. To stimulate or shock with an electric current.
2. To arouse to awareness or action; spur: "The country was galvanized in the weeks and months after 9/11" (Davis Phinney).
3. To coat (iron or steel) with rust-resistant zinc.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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