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GALVANIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they galvanize ... he / she / it galvanizes
Past simple: galvanized
Past participle: galvanized
-ing form: galvanizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
Synonyms:
galvanise; galvanize
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "galvanize" is one way to...):
shock (subject to electrical shocks)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
galvanism (the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis))
galvanization (stimulation with a galvanic current)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cover with zinc
Example:
galvanize steel
Synonyms:
galvanise; galvanize
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "galvanize" is one way to...):
coat; surface (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Derivation:
galvanization (either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting)
galvanizer (a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc)
Sense 3
Meaning:
To stimulate to action
Example:
galvanized into action
Synonyms:
galvanise; galvanize; startle
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "galvanize" is one way to...):
ball over; blow out of the water; floor; shock; take aback (surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Sentence examples:
The bad news will galvanize him
The good news will galvanize her
The performance is likely to galvanize Sue
Derivation:
galvanization (stimulation that arouses a person to lively action)
galvanizer (a leader who stimulates and excites people to action)
