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gal·va·nize (gal′və nīz′)
transitive verb galvanized -·nized′, galvanizing -·niz′·ing
- to apply an electric current to
- to stimulate as if by electric shock; rouse; stir; spur
- to plate (metal) with zinc, originally by galvanic action
Etymology: Fr galvaniser < galvanisme: see galvanism
Related Forms:
- galvanization gal′·va·ni·za′·tion noun
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"Galvanized Yankees was a term from the American Civil War used to refer to former Confederate prisoners of war who had sworn allegiance to the Union"
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