galvanise
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See also: galvanisé
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French galvaniser, from galvanisme, named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798). By surface analysis, galvano- + -ise
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Verb[edit]
galvanise (third-person singular simple present galvanises, present participle galvanising, simple past and past participle galvanised)
- (British spelling) Alternative spelling of galvanize
- 2020 December 2, Andy Byford talks to Paul Clifton, “I enjoy really big challenges...”, in Rail, page 53:
- "We have completely rejuvenated the project. Everyone is galvanised. We will get it open - and open means open. [...]."
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “galvanise”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
galvanise
- inflection of galvaniser:
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