Definitions for galvanise
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Princeton's WordNet
startle, galvanize, galvanise(verb)
to stimulate to action
"..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"
galvanize, galvanise(verb)
cover with zinc
"galvanize steel"
galvanize, galvanise(verb)
stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
Wiktionary
galvanise(Verb)
To shock or stimulate into sudden activity.
galvanise(Verb)
To coat with rust-resistant zinc.
galvanise(Verb)
: To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means.
Origin: From Galvani + -ise
Translations for galvanise
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
galvanise(verb)
to cover (iron or steel) with a thin layer of zinc to prevent it rusting.
- galvaniseerAfrikaans
- يَطْلي بالزِّنْك ، يُغَلْفِنُArabic
- поцинковамBulgarian
- galvanizarPortuguese (BR)
- galvanizovatCzech
- verzinkenGerman
- galvanisereDanish
- γαλβανίζωGreek
- galvanizarSpanish
- galvaanimaEstonian
- گالوانیزه کردنFarsi
- galvanoidaFinnish
- galvaniserFrench
- לְגַלווֵןHebrew
- उत्तेजित करनाHindi
- galvaniziratiCroatian
- galvanizálHungarian
- menggalvanisasikanIndonesian
- galvanísera, sinkhúðaIcelandic
- galvanizzareItalian
- 亜鉛めっきするJapanese
- 아연도금하다Korean
- galvanizuoti, (ap)cinkuotiLithuanian
- galvanizētLatvian
- menggalvaniMalay
- galvaniserenDutch
- galvanisereNorwegian
- ocynkowaćPolish
- گالوانیزه کردنPersian
- ښورول ( دبرېشناپه زور ): په جستوپوښل ( داوسپنې اوفولادوPashto
- galvanizarPortuguese
- a galvanizaRomanian
- оцинковыватьRussian
- galvanizovaťSlovak
- pocinkatiSlovenian
- galvanizovatiSerbian
- galvaniseraSwedish
- ชุบสังกะสีกันสนิมThai
- galvanizlemekTurkish
- 鍍鋅Chinese (Trad.)
- гальванізувати; оцинковуватиUkrainian
- زنگ سے بچانے کے لیے لوہے پر جست کا پچارا پھیرناUrdu
- mạ kẽmVietnamese
- 镀锌Chinese (Simp.)
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