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- Dictionarygalvanize/ˈɡalvənʌɪz/
verb
- 1. shock or excite (someone) into taking action: "the urgency of his voice galvanized them into action"
- 2. coat (iron or steel) with a protective layer of zinc: "they promised they would galvanize the iron railings to prevent rusting"
noun
- 1. galvanized steel sheeting, as used for roofing or fencing: dialect West Indian "the rain was beating hard against Miss Orilie's galvanize"
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GALVANIZE definition: 1. to cause someone to suddenly take action, especially by shocking or exciting them in some way…. Learn more.
The meaning of GALVANIZE is to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically. How to use galvanize in a sentence.
GALVANIZE meaning: 1. to cause someone to suddenly take action, especially by shocking or exciting them in some way…. Learn more.
To galvanize someone means to cause them to take action, for example by making them feel very excited, afraid, or angry. The aid appeal has galvanized the country's business community.
galvanize. / ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz / verb. to stimulate to action; excite; startle. to cover (iron, steel, etc) with a protective zinc coating by dipping into molten zinc or by electrodeposition. to stimulate by application of an electric current. noun. galvanized iron, usually in the form of corrugated sheets as used in roofing. Discover More.
The verb galvanize means to stimulate or incite someone into taking action. Your impassioned speech might galvanize the other members of the Ecology Club to start a school-wide recycling initiative. The word galvanize initially meant "to stimulate muscles by administering electric shocks."
1. to stimulate by an electric current: to galvanize muscles or nerves. 2. to stimulate; stir; startle into sudden activity: to galvanize the public into action.
galvanize. verb. /ˈɡælvənaɪz/ ( British English also galvanise) Verb Forms. to make somebody take action by shocking them or by making them excited. The win galvanized the whole team. galvanize somebody into (doing) something The urgency of his voice galvanized them into action.
He decided to talk loudly and galvanize the team into action. She decided to shout at him to galvanize him to take action. He understood their problem and it helped galvanize him to volunteer to help them. Asking questions was the best way to galvanize the final decision.
GALVANIZE meaning: to make someone suddenly decide to do something: . Learn more.
