transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgal-və-ˌnīz ]
verb
( -nized ; -niz·ing )
Date: 1802
transitive verb
1.
a. : to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
galvanize a muscle
b. : to stimulate or excite as if by an electric shock
an issue that would galvanize public opinion
2. : to coat (iron or steel) with zinc ; especially : to immerse in molten zinc to produce a coating of zinc-iron alloy
intransitive verb
: to react as if stimulated by an electric shock
they galvanized into action
• gal·va·ni·za·tion ˌgal-və-nə-ˈzā-shən noun
• gal·va·niz·er ˈgal-və-ˌnī-zər noun