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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 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

galvanize [ˈgælvənaɪz] vt → galvaniser (fig);

to galvanize sb into action → galvaniser qn

galvanize [ˈgælvənaɪz] vt (fig) → mobilisieren;

to galvanize sb into action → jdn plötzlich aktiv werden lassen

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. galvaniseerيَطْلي بالزِّنْك ، يُغَلْفِنُпоцинковамgalvanizovatgalvanisereverzinkenγαλβανίζωgalvanizargalvaanimaگالوانیزه کردنgalvanoidagalvaniserלְגַלווֵןउत्तेजित करनाgalvaniziratigalvanizálmenggalvanisasikangalvanísera, sinkhúðagalvanizzare亜鉛めっきする아연도금을 하다galvanizuoti, (ap)cinkuotigalvanizētmenggalvanigalvaniserengalvanisereocynkowaćgalvanizara galvanizaоцинковыватьgalvanizovaťpocinkatigalvanizovatigalvaniseraชุบโลหะด้วยไฟฟ้าgalvanizlemek鍍鋅гальванізувати; оцинковуватиزنگ سے بچانے کے لیے لوہے پر جست کا پچارا پھیرناmạ kẽm镀锌

2 (with into) to cause or move (a person) to do something The threat of losing their jobs galvanized the men into action.dwingيُثير الى عَمَل شيئٍ ماподбуждамvyburcovatopildnein Schwung bringenεμψυχώνω, παρακινώsacudir, empujar, estimularärgitama, kihutamaبه جنب و جوش انداختنsaada toimimaangalvaniserלְהַמרִיץजस्ता या कलई चढ़ानाoživjeti, naelektriziratiserkentmendorongörva, vekja til athafnastimolare刺激する갑자기 활기를 띠게 하다(pa)skatintistimulēt; pamudinātmerangsangaansporenvekke til handling, oppildnepobudzićgalvanizara electrizaпобуждатьpodnietiťspodbuditipokrenutiegga, sporraกระตุ้นharekete geçirmek, tahrik etmek激勵；刺激збуджуватиاکسانا، متحرک کرناlàm cho ai vội vàng hoạt động激励；刺激