Galvanize /(?)/

Gal·va·nize

Galvanize

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Galvanized; p pr. & vb. n. Galvanizing

  1. To affect with galvanism; to subject to the action of electrical currents.
  2. To plate, as with gold, silver, etc., by means of electricity.
  3. To restore to consciousness by galvanic action (as from a state of suspended animation); hence, to stimulate or excite to a factitious animation or activity.
  4. To coat, as iron, with zinc. See Galvanized iron.

Phrases & Compounds
Galvanized iron
formerly, iron coated with zink by electrical deposition; now more commonly, iron coated with zink by plunging into a bath of melted zink, after its surface has been cleaned by friction with the aid of dilute acid.