Galvanize vs Goad - What's the difference?
galvanize | goad |
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)
As verbs the difference between galvanize and goad
is that galvanize is to coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means; to electroplate while goad is to prod with a goad.As a noun goad is
a long, pointed stick used to prod animals.galvanize
English
Alternative forms
* galvanise (mostly UK )Verb
(galvaniz)- The agitations resembled the grinnings and writhings of a galvanized corpse, not the struggles of an athletic man.
