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1 galvanize
• sinkittää• galvanoida* * *1) (to cover (iron or steel) with a thin layer of zinc to prevent it rusting.) galvanoida2) ((with into) to cause or move (a person) to do something: The threat of losing their jobs galvanized the men into action.) saada toimimaan
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action — noun 1 process of doing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ decisive, effective, firm, strong, vigorous ▪ He urged the government to take decisive action against music piracy. ▪ aggressive … Collocations dictionary
galvanize — v. (d; tr.) to galvanize into (to galvanize smb. into action) * * * [ gælvənaɪz] (d; tr.) to galvanize into (to galvanize smb. into action) … Combinatory dictionary
galvanize — (also galvanise) ► VERB 1) shock or excite into action. 2) (galvanized) (of iron or steel) coated with a protective layer of zinc. DERIVATIVES galvanization noun galvanizer noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «stimulate by elect … English terms dictionary
Galvanize — Nontechnically speaking, a person shocked or spurred into action is said to be galvanized. Technically, when a metal such as iron or steel is given a protective coating of zinc, it too is galvanized. To learn how the word galvanize, with its… … Dictionary of eponyms
galvanize — I UK [ˈɡælvənaɪz] / US [ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms galvanize : present tense I/you/we/they galvanize he/she/it galvanizes present participle galvanizing past tense galvanized past participle galvanized to shock or affect someone… … English dictionary
galvanize — verb ( nized; nizing) Date: 1802 transitive verb 1. a. to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically < galvanize a muscle > b. to stimulate or excite as if by an electric shock < an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
galvanize — gal•va•nize [[t]ˈgæl vəˌnaɪz[/t]] v. t. nized, niz•ing 1) to stimulate by an electric current: to galvanize muscles or nerves[/ex] 2) to stimulate; stir; startle into sudden activity: to galvanize the public into action[/ex] 3) mel to coat (metal … From formal English to slang
galvanize — gal|va|nize also galvanise BrE [ˈgælvənaız] v [T] to shock or surprise someone so that they do something to solve a problem, improve a situation etc galvanize sb into (doing) sth ▪ The possibility of defeat finally galvanized us into action . ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
galvanize — gal|va|nize [ gælvə,naız ] verb transitive to shock or affect someone enough to produce a strong and immediate reaction: galvanize someone into (doing) something: The results of the study galvanized residents into action … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
galvanize — also ise BrE verb (T) to shock or surprise someone so that they do something to solve a problem, improve a situation etc: galvanize sb into (doing) sth: The possibility of defeat finally galvanized us into action … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
galvanize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stimulate, shock; motivate, move [to action]. See cause. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To stimulate into activity] Syn. excite, arouse, stir, electrify; see animate 1 , excite 1 , 2 , incite . 2. [To coat … English dictionary for students