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Webster 1913 Edition
Galvanize
Gal′va-nize
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Galvanized
; p pr. & vb. n.
Galvanizing
.] [Cf. F.
galvaniser
.] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Galvanize
GAL'VANIZE
,Verb.
T.