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galvanize

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡælvənaɪ̯z/Part of speech verbSorted aaegilnvzStarts with GEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock

Word origin

From French galvaniser, from galvanisme, named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798). By surface analysis, galvano- + -ize.

Used in a sentence

  • We then galvanize the steel so that the zinc coating will sacrificially take the corrosion for many years.
  • The girl’s picture helped galvanize public opinion against the administration’s policy.
  • Republicans are hoping a proposed gas-tax repeal will galvanize their voters.

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