(chemistry) To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means. / To coat with rust-resistant zinc. / (figuratively) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of galvanize

simple past tense and past participle of galvanize

Alternative spelling of galvanised (“coated with zinc”)

One who, or that which, galvanizes.

plural of galvanizer

present participle of galvanize

The chemical generation of electricity. / The therapeutic use of electricity directly applied to the body.

Of or pertaining to galvanism; electric. / (by extension) Energetic; vigorous. / Of a current that is not alternating, as opposed to faradic.

The act or process of galvanizing.