Galvanize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to stimulate to action

cover with zinc

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈælvənˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈalvənˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈalvənˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /ɡˈælvənˌaɪz/.

Examples

..startled him awake
galvanized into action
galvanize steel

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

galvanise startle

Parts of Speech

verb	to stimulate to action “..startled him awake”
verb	cover with zinc “galvanize steel”
verb	stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock

Word Forms

galvanization	noun	stimulation that arouses a person to lively action
galvanizer	noun	a leader who stimulates and excites people to action
galvaniser	noun	a leader who stimulates and excites people to action
galvanisation	noun	stimulation that arouses a person to lively action
galvanism	noun	the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

galvanisieren

zum Handeln anregen

🇫🇷French

galvaniser

pour inciter à l'action

🇪🇸Spanish

galvanizar

estimular a la acción

🇮🇹Italian

zincare

per stimolare all'azione

🇳🇱Dutch

galvaniseren

tot actie aanzetten

🇵🇹Portuguese

galvanizar

estimular a ação

🇷🇺Russian

гальванизировать

стимулировать к действию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कलई

कार्रवाई के लिए प्रेरित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্যালভানাইজ করা

কর্মে উদ্দীপিত করতে

🇮🇳Tamil

கால்வனைஸ்

செயலைத் தூண்டுவதற்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

గాల్వనైజ్ చేయండి

చర్యకు ప్రేరేపించడానికి

🇮🇳Marathi

गॅल्वनाइज

कृती करण्यास उत्तेजित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેલ્વેનાઇઝ

ક્રિયા માટે ઉત્તેજીત કરવા માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಲಾಯಿ ಮಾಡಿ

ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗೆ ಉತ್ತೇಜಿಸಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗാൽവാനൈസ് ചെയ്യുക

പ്രവർത്തനത്തിലേക്ക് ഉത്തേജിപ്പിക്കാൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਲਵਨਾਈਜ਼

ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਉਤੇਜਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جستی بنانا

عمل کی حوصلہ افزائی کرنے کے لیے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

镀锌

刺激行动

🇯🇵Japanese

亜鉛メッキする

行動を刺激する

🇰🇷Korean

아연 도금하다

행동을 자극하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mạ điện

để kích thích hành động

🇹🇭Thai

ชุบสังกะสี

เพื่อกระตุ้นให้เกิดการกระทำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggembleng

untuk merangsang tindakan

🇲🇾Malay

menggembleng

untuk merangsang untuk bertindak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حفز

لتحفيز العمل

🇮🇷Persian

گالوانیزه کردن

برای تحریک به عمل

🇹🇷Turkish

galvaniz

harekete geçmeye teşvik etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַקְפִּיץ

לעורר לפעולה

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