GALVANIZE

galvanize, galvanise

(verb) stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock

galvanize, galvanise

(verb) cover with zinc; “galvanize steel”

startle, galvanize, galvanise

(verb) to stimulate to action; “the loud noise startled him awake”; “galvanized into action”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

galvanize (third-person singular simple present galvanizes, present participle galvanizing, simple past and past participle galvanized) (transitive)

(chemistry) To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means.

Synonyms: electroplate, zinc (rare)

To coat with rust-resistant zinc.

(figurative) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.

Synonyms: animate, startle, urge

(archaic) To electrify.

(historical, US) To switch sides between Union and Confederate in the American Civil War.

Source: Wiktionary

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Gal"va*nize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Galvanized; p pr. & vb. n. Galvanizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. galvaniser.]

1. To affect with galvanism; to subject to the action of electrical currents.

2. To plate, as with gold, silver, etc., by means of electricity.

3. To restore to consciousness by galvanic action (as from a state of suspended animation); hence, to stimulate or excite to a factitious animation or activity.

4. To coat, as iron, with zinc. See Galvanized iron. Galvanized iron, formerly, iron coated with zink by electrical deposition; now more commonly, iron coated with zink by plunging into a bath of melted zink, after its surface has been cleaned by friction with the aid of dilute acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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