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Galvanize vs Galvanizer - What's the difference?

galvanize | galvanizer |

As a verb galvanize

is to coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means; to electroplate.

As a noun galvanizer is

one who, or that which, galvanizes.

galvanize

English

Alternative forms

* galvanise (mostly UK )

Verb

(galvaniz)
  • To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means; to electroplate.
  • To coat with rust-resistant zinc
  • To shock or stimulate into sudden activity
  • (archaic) To electrify.
  • * (Thomas Babington Macaulay)
  • The agitations resembled the grinnings and writhings of a galvanized corpse, not the struggles of an athletic man.

    Synonyms

    * (to shock or stimulate) startle

    Derived terms

    * galvanization

    galvanizer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, galvanizes.