Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Galvanize \Gal"va*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Galvanized; p pr. & vb. n. Galvanizing.] [Cf. F. galvaniser.]
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.
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To coat, as iron, with zinc. See Galvanized iron.
Galvanized iron, formerly, iron coated with zink by electrical deposition; now more commonly, iron coated with zink by plunging into a bath of melted zink, after its surface has been cleaned by friction with the aid of dilute acid.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1801, "stimulate by galvanic electricity," from French galvaniser, from galvanisme (see galvanism). Figurative sense of "excite, stimulate (as if by electricity)" first recorded 1853 (galvanic was in figurative use in 1807). Meaning "to coat with metal by means of galvanic electricity" (especially to plate iron with tin, but now typically to plate it with zinc) is from 1839.He'll swear that in her dancing she cuts all others out,
Though like a Gal that's galvanized, she throws her legs about.
[Thomas Hood, "Love has not Eyes," 1845]\nRelated: Galvanized; galvanizing.
Wiktionary
alt. 1 (context transitive chiefly North America chemistry English) To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means; to electroplate. 2 (context transitive chiefly North America English) To coat with rust-resistant zinc 3 (context transitive chiefly North America English) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity 4 (context transitive archaic English) To electrify. vb. 1 (context transitive chiefly North America chemistry English) To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means; to electroplate. 2 (context transitive chiefly North America English) To coat with rust-resistant zinc 3 (context transitive chiefly North America English) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity 4 (context transitive archaic English) To electrify.
WordNet
Wikipedia
"Galvanize" is a song by British electronic duo The Chemical Brothers and the first single released from their 2005 album Push the Button. It peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.
It was the highest charting single in their native United Kingdom by The Chemical Brothers since " Hey Boy Hey Girl", which had also reached No. 3 in 1999. In Spain, it reached No. 1 and it held the top spot for two weeks. In Australia, the song was ranked No. 65 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.
To galvanize a metal object is to subject it to galvanization.
Galvanize also may refer to:
- "Galvanize" (song), by the Chemical Brothers
Usage examples of "galvanize".
She had selected the La Plomo incident as the grand backdrop against which she would expose the horrible truth that would galvanize her generation into the new antinuclear movement: unnuking.
The book instantly galvanized antislavery sentiments and once more hardened the lines between free and slave.
Purchasing six galvanized buckets from Levi, he plowed up a small corner of his dry benchland, planted it with varied crops, then directed his wife and children to haul water all summer to keep the plants alive.
Started right out by building a fine cabin, used buttonwood posts to frame it up, had wood shutters and canvas flaps on the front windows, brought in a wood stove and a kerosene lamp and a galvanized tub for anyone that cared to wash.
The double locking snap hook at the end of the galvanized steel cable he connected to a carabiner, which hooked on the full body harness sewn into the tactical vest.
Local Comprise staggered up, backs arching as if galvanized with megavolts of raw power, eyes blind, lips curling back from savage teeth.
Luther and I followed single file, arms laden by three shovels, a pickax, a posthole digger, a crowbar, and a galvanized bucket.
The colors were bright, crazy like Memphis, only this was handmade and hand-painted, with two legs made out of tree limbs that had been done in stripes and spangles, a third leg made out of a very pointy pyramid, and the fourth leg a sheet of wood covered in galvanized metal.
However, the UFCW had awakened other unions to the threat Wal-Mart posed to organized labor generally and had galvanized liberal activist groups like the National Organization for Women into picking up the cudgels against Bentonville.
The congregation at mass that noon had been untypically small, consisting primarily of elderly women, held upright by mahogany canes and the galvanizing glare of their diamonds.
Besides the whipping of the Galvanized by the darkies, I remember but two other bits of amusement we had while at Florence.
If you must carry a purse or wallet during your visit to Miami, experts recommend securing it to your torso with a sturdy 42-inch length of galvanized chain and a single-action Master padlock.
It soared away in a splendid parabola, struck the pavilion roof with a noise like the crack of doom, rattled down the galvanized iron roofing, bounced into the enclosure where the scorers were sitting and broke a bottle of lemonade.
Twenty minutes later, Jake sat waist-deep in a steaming galvanized iron bath, set out alfresco under the mahogany trees.
In contrast, the forces of law and order, galvanized into action by the media and the weapons merchants, had invested in a massive array of antiterrorist gadgetry and weaponry.