galvanize Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb to stimulate to action
galvanise; startle.
- ..startled him awake
- galvanized into action
verb cover with zinc
galvanise.
- galvanize steel
verb stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
galvanise.

Cf. F. galvaniser.

imperfect & past participle Galvanized ; present participle & verbal noun 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.