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Galvanize v. t. (past & past part. galvanized; pres. part. galvanizing)

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

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

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.

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.

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Etymology of 'Galvanize'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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