VERB | emotion | galvanise, startle, galvanize | to stimulate to action |
---|---|---|---|
contact | galvanise, galvanize | cover with zinc | |
body | galvanise, galvanize | stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock |
Meaning | To stimulate to action. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something | |
Synonyms | startle, galvanize | |
Broader | shock, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback | surprise greatly |
Spanish | galvanizar, sobresaltar | |
Nouns | galvanisation | stimulation that arouses a person to lively action |
galvaniser | a leader who stimulates and excites people to action |
Meaning | Cover with zinc. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonym | galvanize | |
Broader | coat, surface | Put a coat on |
Spanish | galvanizar | |
Catalan | galvanitzar | |
Nouns | galvanisation | either the work of covering with metal / metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting |
galvaniser | a leader who stimulates and excites people to action | |
galvaniser | a skilled worker who coats / coats iron or steel with zinc |
Meaning | stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | galvanize | |
Broader | shock | subject to electrical shocks |
Spanish | electrolizar, espabilar, estimular, galvanizar | |
Catalan | galvanitzar | |
Nouns | galvanisation | stimulation with a galvanic current |
galvanism | the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis) |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact