Definition of 'galvanize'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense galvanizes
, present participle galvanizing
, past tense, past participle galvanized
regional note: in BRIT, also use galvanise
verb
To galvanize someone means to cause them to take action, for example by making them feel very excited, afraid, or angry.
They have been galvanised into collective action–militarily, politically and economically. [be VERB-ed + into]
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galvanize in British English
verb (transitive)
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noun
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galvanization (ˌgalvaniˈzation) or galvanisation (ˌgalvaniˈsation) noun
galvanizer (ˈgalvaˌnizer) or galvaniser (ˈgalvaˌniser)
noun
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galvanize in American English
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galvanization (ˌgalvaniˈzation)
noun
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galvanize in American English
(ˈɡælvəˌnaiz)
transitive verbWord forms: -nized, -nizing
Also (esp. Brit.): galvaniseSYNONYMS 3. rouse, stir, electrify, fire, spur, animate.1.
to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current
2. Medicine
3.
to startle into sudden activity; stimulate
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galvanizer
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galvanize
British English: galvanize
VERB /ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz/
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.
- American English: galvanize /ˈgælvənaɪz/
- Brazilian Portuguese: galvanizar
- Chinese: 使…而采取行动兴奋、害怕、愤怒等
- European Spanish: galvanizar
- French: galvaniser
- German: mobilisieren
- Italian: galvanizzare
- Japanese: 駆り立てる
- Korean: 자극하다
- European Portuguese: galvanizar
- Latin American Spanish: galvanizar
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