Hypertext Webster Gateway: "galvanize"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Galvanize \Gal"va*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Galvanized}; p pr.
& vb. n. {Galvanizing}.] [Cf. F. galvaniser.]
1. To affect with galvanism; to subject to the action of
electrical currents.
2. To plate, as with gold, silver, etc., by means of
electricity.
3. 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.
4. 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
galvanize
v 1: to stimulate to action : "..startled him awake." [syn: {startle},
{galvanise}]
2: cover with zinc; as of steel, for example [syn: {galvanise}]
3: stimulate by administering a shock; as of muscles [syn: {galvanise}]
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