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GALVANISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they galvanise ... he / she / it galvanises
Past simple: galvanised
Past participle: galvanised
-ing form: galvanising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
Synonyms:
galvanise; galvanize
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "galvanise" is one way to...):
shock (subject to electrical shocks)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
galvanisation (stimulation with a galvanic current)
galvanism (the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cover with zinc
Example:
galvanize steel
Synonyms:
galvanise; galvanize
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "galvanise" is one way to...):
coat; surface (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Derivation:
galvanisation (either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting)
galvaniser (a leader who stimulates and excites people to action)
galvaniser (a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc)
Sense 3
Meaning:
To stimulate to action
Example:
galvanized into action
Synonyms:
galvanise; galvanize; startle
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "galvanise" is one way to...):
ball over; blow out of the water; floor; shock; take aback (surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Derivation:
galvanisation (stimulation that arouses a person to lively action)
galvaniser (a leader who stimulates and excites people to action)
