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galvanize
/ˈɡælvənaɪ̯z/
verb 5
Collocations
5ADJ.
against, public
VERB + GALVANIZE
flash, helped, repeal, strike
GALVANIZE + NOUN
opinion, steel, voters
PREP.
into
ADV.
definitely, then
Definitions
verb
1
To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means.
2
To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means.
We then galvanize the steel so that the zinc coating will sacrificially take the corrosion for many years.
3
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.
4
To electrify, as by galvanism.
The agitations resembled the grinnings and writhings of a galvanized corpse, not the struggles of an athletic man.
5
To switch sides between Union and Confederate in the American Civil War.
Reenactors called this “galvanizing,” the Civil War term for soldiers who switched sides during the conflict.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
- galvanise
verb — cover with zinc
- galvanise
verb — to stimulate to action
- startle
- galvanise
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
501
We then galvanize the steel so that the zinc coating will sacrificially take the corrosion for many years.
Wiktionary02
The girl’s picture helped galvanize public opinion against the administration’s policy.
Wiktionary03
Republicans are hoping a proposed gas-tax repeal will galvanize their voters.
Wiktionary04
The news will definitely galvanize the public into protesting the matter.
Tatoeba · #675973505
It is a lost river; and it is still a common thing to see a brown, lifeless, floating log suddenly flash, strike, and galvanize into a diving alligator.
Tatoeba · #11912646Usage Notes
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