Galvanize v. t. (past & past part. galvanized; pres. part. galvanizing)
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.
... bell rang out, and the supine teamsters, galvanizing into life, jumped to their seats. The next moment, down the steps, pell-mell, scrambling and scuffling, swarming over the carriages, with joyful clamor, the school arrived. In an instant the first buggies were off, with ... — The Boy Scouts Book of Stories • Various
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