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GALVANISE

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 I. (verb) 

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:

Verbs of feeling

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)

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