galvanize.
To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means.
Meaning & usage
To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means.
To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means. To coat with a layer of zinc (for rust resistance) by electrochemical means.
We then galvanize the steel so that the zinc coating will sacrificially take the corrosion for many years.
To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.
The girl’s picture helped galvanize public opinion against the administration’s policy.
Republicans are hoping a proposed gas-tax repeal will galvanize their voters.
To electrify, as by galvanism.
To switch sides between Union and Confederate in the American Civil War.
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from French galvaniser. By surface analysis, galvano- + -ize. Named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798).
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