Also spelled galvanised
verb
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Meanings
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1
verb
to stimulate muscles by administering a shock
Dr. Frankenstein galvanized the creation and it came to life.
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2
verb
to stimulate to action
Galvanize the animal.
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Etymology
From French galvaniser, from galvanisme, named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798). By surface analysis, galvano- + -ize.
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