galvanize
- (broadly, dated, transitive) To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means.
- (broadly, dated, transitive, usually) To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means.
- (figuratively, transitive) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.
- (archaic, transitive) To electrify, as by galvanism.
- (US, historical, transitive) To switch sides between Union and Confederate in the American Civil War.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡælvənaɪ̯z/
Etymology
From French galvaniser, from galvanisme, named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798). By surface analysis, galvano- + -ize.
coat with zinc
zinc-plate
hot dip
get worked up
speak passionately
zinc coat
zinc plating
electric plating
precipitation by electrolysis
galvaniser
galvanizzare
galvanisieren
galvanizar
galvanitzar
verzinken
cincar
γαλβανίζω galwanizować
cynkować
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