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
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
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
15 January 2025
(verb) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; “She bears the title of Duchess”; “He held the governorship for almost a decade”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
