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Inflections of 'galvanize ' (v ): (⇒ conjugate )galvanizes v 3rd person singular (US & UK) galvanizing v pres p (US & UK) galvanized v past (US & UK) galvanized v past p (US & UK)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026 gal•va•nize /ˈgælvəˌnaɪz/USA pronunciation
v. [ ~ + object] , -nized, -niz•ing.
to stimulate by an electric current:to galvanize nerves.
to startle into sudden activity:The news of the riots galvanized the police.
Metallurgy to coat (iron or steel) with zinc.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026 gal•va•nize
(gal′ və nīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -nized, -niz•ing.
to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
Medicine to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced direct current (distinguished from faradize ).
to startle into sudden activity; stimulate.
Metallurgy to coat (metal, esp. iron or steel) with zinc. Also,[ esp. Brit.,] gal′ va•nise′.
French galvaniser, named after Luigi Galvani; see -ize 1795–1805
gal′va•ni•za′ tion , n.
gal′ va•niz′er , n.
3. rouse, stir, electrify, fire, spur, animate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
galvanize , galvanise /ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz / vb (transitive ) to stimulate to action; excite; startle to cover (iron, steel, etc) with a protective zinc coating by dipping into molten zinc or by electrodeposition to stimulate by application of an electric current n Caribbean galvanized iron, usually in the form of corrugated sheets as used in roofing ˌgalvaniˈzation , ˌgalvaniˈsation n ˈgalvaˌnizer , ˈgalvaˌniser n
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