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galvanise

gal·va·nise

uncommon uk

verb

1.

to stimulate to action

  • “..startled him awake”
  • “galvanized into action”
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2.

cover with zinc

  • “galvanize steel”
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3.

stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock

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Origin

From French galvaniser, from galvanisme, named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737-1798). By surface analysis, galvano- + -ise.

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