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galvanize

 

[ ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

to stimulate action

To shock or excite someone into taking action. To motivate or inspire someone to do something, especially something creative or positive.

Synonyms

energize, excite, inspire, motivate, stimulate

Examples of usage

  • He was galvanized into action by the urgent situation.
  • The team was galvanized by their coach's inspiring speech.
  • The shocking news galvanized the community into coming together to help.
  • Her passion for the cause galvanized others to join the movement.
  • The charity event galvanized people to donate generously.

Translations

Translations of the word "galvanize" in other languages:

🇵🇹 galvanizar

🇮🇳 गैल्वनाइज़ करना

🇩🇪 galvanisieren

🇮🇩 menggalvanisir

🇺🇦 гальванізувати

🇵🇱 galwanizować

🇯🇵 亜鉛メッキする

🇫🇷 galvaniser

🇪🇸 galvanizar

🇹🇷 galvanizlemek

🇰🇷 아연 도금을 하다

🇸🇦 جلفنة

🇨🇿 galvanizovat

🇸🇰 galvanizovať

🇨🇳 镀锌

🇸🇮 galvanizirati

🇮🇸 galvanisera

🇰🇿 гальванизациялау

🇬🇪 გალვანიზება

🇦🇿 qalvanizasiya etmək

🇲🇽 galvanizar

Etymology

The word 'galvanize' comes from the name of Luigi Galvani, an Italian physician and physicist who discovered that the muscles of dead frogs twitched when struck by an electrical spark. This led to the idea of using electricity to stimulate muscle contractions, which later evolved to mean stimulating action or inspiring someone to do something.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #32,824 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.