[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

galvanize \gal"vanize\, v. 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.
      1913 webster

   2. to plate, as with gold, silver, etc., by means of
      electricity.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   4. to coat, as iron, with zinc. see galvanized iron.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
galvanized galvanizing galvanized iron 

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