galvanize

== English == === Alternative forms === galvanise (UK) === Etymology === From French galvaniser, from galvanisme, named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798). By surface analysis, galvano- +‎ -ize. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡælvənaɪ̯z/ === Verb === galvanize (third-person singular simple present galvanizes, present participle galvanizing, simple past and past participle galvanized) (transitive) (loosely, dated) To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means. Synonyms: electrogalvanize, electroplate Hyponyms: hot-dip < zinc (rare) (usually) To coat with a layer of zinc (for rust resistance) by electrochemical means. Synonyms: electrogalvanize, zinc (rare) Hypernym: electroplate Hyponym: hot-dip (figurative) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock. Synonyms: animate, electrify, startle, urge; see also Thesaurus:thrill, Thesaurus:incite (archaic) To electrify, as by galvanism. Synonyms: electricalize, electricize, electrize 1835, Thomas Babington Macaulay, History (essay in the Edinburgh Review) The agitations resembled the grinnings and writhings of a galvanized corpse, not the struggles of an athletic man. (historical, US) To switch sides between Union and Confederate in the American Civil War. ==== Usage notes ==== Galvanism and galvanization refer to two entirely distinct processes both named for Galvani; both processes have taken the verb "to galvanize" which can thus mean either "to coat with metal" (today, specifically, "to coat with zinc") or "to electrify muscle tissue". ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== galvanic ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Verb === galvanize inflection of galvanizar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish غالوانیزه (galvanize), from French galvanisé, past participle of galvaniser. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡal.va.ni.ze/ === Adjective === galvanize galvanized (coated with zinc) Synonym: galvanizli ==== Related terms ==== galvaniz