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Galvanise vs Enkindle - What's the difference?

galvanise | enkindle | Related terms |

Galvanise is a related term of enkindle.


As verbs the difference between galvanise and enkindle

is that galvanise is while enkindle is to kindle; to arouse or evoke.

galvanise

English

Alternative forms

* galvanize (mostly US)

Verb

(en-verb)
  • (chiefly British) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity.
  • (chiefly British) To coat with rust-resistant zinc.
  • (chemistry) (chiefly British): To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means.

    • Derived terms

    * galvanisation

    Related terms

    * galvanic English eponyms British English forms ----

    enkindle

    English

    Verb

    (enkindl)
  • To kindle; to arouse or evoke.
  • * 1603-06, William Shakespeare, Macbeth , Act 1, Scene 3:
    • That, trusted home, might yet enkindle you unto the crown, besides the Thane of Cawdor.
  • * 1809, Philip Freneau, "Occasioned By a Legislation Bill proposing a Taxation upon Newspapers":
    • "By them enkindled , every heart grew warm, / "By them excited, all were taught to arm,