See Also: galvanize(medicine)
galvanize(dictionary)
galvanize(dictionary)

galvanize (iou)



galvanize verb trans. Also galvanise. E19.
[French galvaniser, from Galvani: see GALVANISM, -IZE.]
Apply galvanism to; stimulate (a muscle or nerve) by a galvanic current. Now chiefly fig., stir into violent activity etc. by shock or excitement. (Foll. by into, to.) E19.
P. Kurth A report from Dr Eitel..galvanized Zahle into further action. H. Carpenter What Macdonald found in that library galvanized his imagination.
Coat with metal, orig. by means of electrolysis; esp. coat (iron) with zinc as a protection against rust, usu. without the use of electricity. M19.
galvani'zation noun M19.
galvanizer noun M19.