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gal·va·nize  (glv-nz)

tr.v. gal·va·nized, gal·va·niz·ing, gal·va·niz·es

1. To stimulate or shock with an electric current.

2. To arouse to awareness or action; spur: "Issues that once galvanized the electorate fade into irrelevance" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)

3. To coat (iron or steel) with rust-resistant zinc.

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galva·ni·zation (-n-zshn) n.

galva·nizer n.

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galvanize, galvanise [ˈgælvəˌnaɪz]

vb (tr)

1. to stimulate to action; excite; startle

2. (Engineering / Metallurgy) to cover (iron, steel, etc.) with a protective zinc coating by dipping into molten zinc or by electrodeposition

3. (Physics / General Physics) to stimulate by application of an electric current

n

Caribbean galvanized iron, usually in the form of corrugated sheets as used in roofing

galvanization , galvanisation n

galvanizer , galvaniser n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	galvanize - to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action" galvanise, startle ball over, blow out of the water, floor, shock, take aback - surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
	2.	galvanize - cover with zinc; "galvanize steel" galvanise coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"
	3.	galvanize - stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock galvanise shock - subject to electrical shocks

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galvanize

verb stimulate, encourage, inspire, prompt, move, fire, shock, excite, wake, stir, spur, provoke, startle, arouse, awaken, rouse, prod, jolt, kick-start, electrify, goad, impel, invigorate The appeal has galvanized them into taking positive action.

Translations

galvanize [ˈgælvənaɪz] VT

1. [+ metal] → galvanizar

2. (fig) to galvanize sb into action → mover a algn para que actúe
to galvanize sb into life → sacar a algn de su abstracción

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galvanize [ˈgælvənaɪz] galvanise (British) vt [+ person] → galvaniser
to galvanize sb into action → pousser qn à agir
to galvanize sb into doing sth → pousser qn à faire qch

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galvanize

vt

(Elec) → galvanisieren

(fig) → elektrisieren; to galvanize somebody into action → jdn plötzlich aktiv werden lassen; to galvanize somebody into doing or to do something → jdm einen Stoß geben, etw sofort zu tun; he was galvanized into life by the news → die Nachricht hat ihm enormen Auftrieb gegeben

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galvanize [ˈgælvəˌnaɪz] vt → galvanizzare (fig) → galvanizzare, elettrizzare
to galvanize sb into action → spronare qn all'azione

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galvanize [ˈgælvəˌnaɪz] vt → galvanizzare (fig) → galvanizzare, elettrizzare
to galvanize sb into action → spronare qn all'azione

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galvanize

v galvanize, galvanise [ˈgӕlvənaiz]

1 to cover (iron or steel) with a thin layer of zinc to prevent it rusting. galvaniseer يَطْلي بالزِّنْك ، يُغَلْفِنُ поцинковам galvanizovat galvanisere verzinken γαλβανίζω galvanizar galvaanima گالوانیزه کردن galvanoida galvaniser לְגַלווֵן उत्तेजित करना galvanizirati galvanizál menggalvanisasikan galvanísera, sinkhúða galvanizzare 亜鉛めっきする 아연도금하다 galvanizuoti, (ap)cinkuoti galvanizēt menggalvani galvaniseren galvanisere ocynkować galvanizar a galvaniza оцинковывать galvanizovať pocinkati galvanizovati galvanisera ชุบโลหะด้วยไฟฟ้า galvanizlemek 鍍鋅 гальванізувати; оцинковувати زنگ سے بچانے کے لیے لوہے پر جست کا پچارا پھیرنا mạ kẽm 镀锌

2 (withinto) to cause or move (a person) to do something The threat of losing their jobs galvanized the men into action. dwing يُثير الى عَمَل شيئٍ ما подбуждам vyburcovat opildne in Schwung bringen εμψυχώνω, παρακινώ sacudir, empujar, estimular ärgitama, kihutama به جنب و جوش انداختن yllyttää galvaniser לְהַמרִיץ जस्ता या कलई चढ़ाना oživjeti, naelektrizirati serkent mendorong örva, vekja til athafna stimolare 刺激する 기운을 북돋우다 (pa)skatinti stimulēt; pamudināt merangsang aansporen vekke til handling, oppildne pobudzić galvanizar a electriza побуждать podnietiť spodbuditi pokrenuti egga, sporra กระตุ้น harekete geçirmek, tahrik etmek 激勵 збуджувати اکسانا، متحرک کرنا làm cho ai vội vàng hoạt động 激励；刺激