galvanise
English Thesaurus
1. stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | shock, |
| definition | : | subject to electrical shocks (verb.body) |
2. cover with zinc (verb.contact)
3. to stimulate to action (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | ball over, blow out of the water, floor, shock, take aback, |
| definition | : | surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off (verb.emotion) |
4. stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock (verb.body)
| derivation | : | electric healing, electrical healing, electrotherapy, galvanism, |
| definition | : | the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | galvanisation, galvanization, |
| definition | : | stimulation with a galvanic current (noun.process) |
5. cover with zinc (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | galvanisation, galvanization, |
| definition | : | either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | galvaniser, galvanizer, inspirer, |
| definition | : | a leader who stimulates and excites people to action (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | galvaniser, galvanizer, |
| definition | : | a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc (noun.person) |
6. to stimulate to action (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | galvanisation, galvanization, |
| definition | : | stimulation that arouses a person to lively action (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | galvaniser, galvanizer, inspirer, |
| definition | : | a leader who stimulates and excites people to action (noun.person) |
7. stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock (verb.body)
| derivation | : | electric healing, electrical healing, electrotherapy, galvanism, |
| definition | : | the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | galvanisation, galvanization, |
| definition | : | stimulation with a galvanic current (noun.process) |
8. cover with zinc (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | galvanisation, galvanization, |
| definition | : | either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | galvaniser, galvanizer, inspirer, |
| definition | : | a leader who stimulates and excites people to action (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | galvaniser, galvanizer, |
| definition | : | a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc (noun.person) |
9. to stimulate to action (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | galvanisation, galvanization, |
| definition | : | stimulation that arouses a person to lively action (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | galvaniser, galvanizer, inspirer, |
| definition | : | a leader who stimulates and excites people to action (noun.person) |
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