galvanize

English

Etymology

Galvani +‎ -ize. Galvani was the discoverer of the process.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡælvænaɪz/

Alternative forms

• galvanise (mostly UK)

Verb

galvanize (third-person singular simple present galvanizes, present participle galvanizing, simple past and past participle galvanized)

1. (transitive, chiefly North America, chemistry) To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means; to electroplate.
2. (transitive, chiefly North America) To coat with rust-resistant zinc
3. (transitive, chiefly North America) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity

Synonyms

• (to shock or stimulate): startle

Translations

To coat with rust-resistant zinc

• Catalan: galvanitzar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鍍鋅 (cmn), 镀锌 (cmn) (dùxīn)

• Dutch: verzinken (nl)
• Faroese: málmklæða (fo)
• Finnish: galvanoida (fi)
• French: galvaniser (fr)

• German: verzinken (de)
• Greek: γαλβανίζω (el) (galvanízo) 
• Italian: galvanizzare (it)
• Russian: оцинковывать (ru) (ocinkóvyvat’)  impf., оцинковать (ru) (ocinkovát’)  pf.
• Spanish: galvanizar (es)

To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means

• Catalan: galvanitzar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 電鍍 (cmn), 电镀 (cmn) (diàndù)

• Czech: galvanizovat (cs)
• Dutch: galvaniseren (nl), verzinken (nl)
• Esperanto: galvanizi (eo)
• Finnish: galvanoida (fi)

• French: galvaniser (fr)
• German: galvanisieren (de)
• Greek: γαλβανίζω (el) (galvanízo) 
• Italian: galvanizzare (it)
• Japanese: 活性化する (ja) (かっせいかする, kasseika suru)
• Russian: гальванизировать (ru) (gal’vanizírovat’)  impf./pf.
• Spanish: galvanizar (es)

To shock or stimulate into sudden activity

• Catalan: galvanitzar (ca)
• Finnish: kiihottaa (fi), sähköistää (fi), yllyttää (fi), piristää (fi)
• French: galvaniser (fr)
• German: aufrütteln (de), aufschrecken (de), wachrütteln (de)

• Greek: ξεσηκώνω (el) (xesikóno) 
• Italian: galvanizzare (it)
• Russian: оживлять (ru) (oživlját’)  impf., оживить (ru) (oživít’)  pf.
• Spanish: galvanizar (es), espabilar (es), asustar (es), estimular (es)

Related terms

• galvanic

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Portuguese

Verb

galvanize

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of galvanizar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of galvanizar
3. first-person singular imperative of galvanizar
4. third-person singular imperative of galvanizar