galvanize

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgælvənaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgælvəˌnaɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(galvə nīz′)

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. 
  1. to stimulate by an electric current:to galvanize nerves.
  2. to startle into sudden activity:The news of the riots galvanized the police.
  3. Metallurgyto coat (iron or steel) with zinc.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gal•va•nize  (galvə nīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -nized, -niz•ing. 
  1. to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
  2. Medicineto stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced direct current (distinguished from faradize).
  3. to startle into sudden activity;
    stimulate.
  4. Metallurgyto coat (metal, esp. iron or steel) with zinc.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] galva•nise′. 
  • French galvaniser, named after Luigi Galvani; see -ize
  • 1795–1805
gal′va•ni•zation, n. 
galva•niz′er, n. 
    3. rouse, stir, electrify, fire, spur, animate.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
galvanize, galvanise /ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz/ vb (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
n
  1. Caribbean galvanized iron, usually in the form of corrugated sheets as used in roofing
ˌgalvaniˈzation, ˌgalvaniˈsation n ˈgalvaˌnizer, ˈgalvaˌniser n
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