Galvanize ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Galvanize ( verb )

1. To stimulate or shock into action or feeling.
2. To coat (metal, especially iron or steel) with zinc to protect it from rusting.
3. To stimulate or excite (someone) as if by an electric shock.

Origin:

From the name of luigi galvani, an 18th-century italian physicist, who studied the effect of electrical current on dead frogs" legs, galvanize was first used in the sense "to stimulate or shock into action or feeling".

Examples:

1. The news of the election results galvanized the supporters to take to the streets.
2. The steel beams were galvanized to protect them from the harsh coastal weather.
3. The coach's halftime speech galvanized the team and they came back to win the game.
4. The young woman was galvanized by the cause and devoted her life to fighting for it.
5. The shocking news galvanized the public to demand action from the government.

(As a noun)

Galvanize ( noun )

1. To stimulate or shock into action or feeling.
2. To coat (metal, especially iron or steel) with zinc to protect it from rusting.
3. To stimulate or excite (someone) as if by an electric shock.

Origin:

From the name of luigi galvani, an 18th-century italian physicist, who studied the effect of electrical current on dead frogs" legs, galvanize was first used in the sense "to stimulate or shock into action or feeling".

Examples:

1. The news of the election results galvanized the supporters to take to the streets.
2. The steel beams were galvanized to protect them from the harsh coastal weather.
3. The coach's halftime speech galvanized the team and they came back to win the game.
4. The young woman was galvanized by the cause and devoted her life to fighting for it.
5. The shocking news galvanized the public to demand action from the government.