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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Galvanize \Gal"va*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Galvanized}; p pr & vb n. {Galvanizing}.] [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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: galvanize v 1: to stimulate to action : "..startled him awake." [syn: {startle}] 2: cover with zinc; as of steel, for example 3: stimulate by administering a shock; as of muscles
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