galvanize
Meanings
Verb
- to stimulate to action
- "galvanized into action"
- cover with zinc
- "galvanize steel"
- stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
- To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means.
- To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means.
- To coat with a layer of zinc (for rust resistance) by electrochemical means.
- To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.
- To electrify, as by galvanism.
- To switch sides between Union and Confederate in the American Civil War.
Origin / Etymology
From French galvaniser, from galvanisme, named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798). By surface analysis, galvano- + -ize.
Synonyms
abet, actuate, animate, awaken, bring about, cheer, drive, egg on, electricalize, electricize, electrify, electrize, electrogalvanize, electroplate, encourage, enflame, engender, enkindle, enthrill, evoke, exagitate, excite, exhilarate, exsuscitate, fillip, fire, fire the blood, foment, galvanise, galvanize, gin up, goad, grill, ignite, impel, incite, induce, inflame, instigate, intoxicate, invoke, kindle, lash, motivate, motive, move, obligate, oblige, promote, prompt, provoke, push, quicken, rouse, send, set fire to, set off, set on fire, sharpen, spark off, spur, spur on, startle, stimulate, sting, stir, stir the blood, stir up, stoke, suscitate, tempt, thrill, urge, vitalise, wake, warm the blood, whet, whip up, wind up, work up, yerk, zinc
Scrabble Score: 22
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