Galvanize
Pronunciation : Gal"va*nize
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. galvaniser.]
Definition : 1. To affect with galvanism; to subject to the action of electrical currents.
2. To plate, as with gold, silver, etc., by means of electricity.
3. To restore to consciousness by galvanic action (as from a state of suspended animation); hence, to stimulate or excite to a factitious animation or activity.
4. To coat, as iron, with zinc. See Galvanized iron. Galvanized iron, formerly, iron coated with zink by electrical deposition; now more commonly, iron coated with zink by plunging into a bath of melted zink, after its surface has been cleaned by friction with the aid of dilute acid.
t. [imp. & p. p. Galvanized; p pr. & vb. n. Galvanizing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913