galvanize

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled galvanised

US /ˈɡælvənaɪ̯z/ See IPA manual

Freq #88469

Meanings

1

verb
to stimulate muscles by administering a shock

Dr. Frankenstein galvanized the creation and it came to life.
2

verb
to stimulate to action

Galvanize the animal.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 verb · to stimulate to action startle

More electrify energize embolden

Word family

Forms galvanizationgalvanizedgalvanizesgalvanizing

Derived forms galvanizationgalvanizergalvannealregalvanize

Related forms galvanic

Etymology

From French galvaniser, from galvanisme, named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798). By surface analysis, galvano- + -ize.

galvaniser French

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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