galvanize

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 or -nise

Verb

[-nizing, -nized] or -nising, -nised

1. to stimulate into action

2. to cover (metal) with a protective zinc coating

3. to stimulate by an electric current [after Galvani, physiologist]

galvanization
-nisation 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

Translations

galvanize [ˈgælvənaɪz] vt [+ metal] → galvanizar;

(fig): to galvanize sb into action → mover or impulsar a algn a actuar

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galvanize [ˈgælvənaɪz] vt → galvaniser (fig);

to galvanize sb into action → galvaniser qn

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galvanize [ˈgælvənaɪz] vt (fig) → mobilisieren;

to galvanize sb into action → jdn plötzlich aktiv werden lassen

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galvanize [ˈgælvənaɪz] vt → galvanizzare;

to galvanize sb into action (fig) → galvanizzare qn, 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 아연도금을 하다 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 saada toimimaan galvaniser לְהַמרִיץ जस्ता या कलई चढ़ाना oživjeti, naelektrizirati serkent mendorong örva, vekja til athafna stimolare 刺激する 갑자기 활기를 띠게 하다 (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；刺激 збуджувати اکسانا، متحرک کرنا làm cho ai vội vàng hoạt động 激励；刺激