Polarized vs Galvanize - What's the difference?
polarized | galvanize |
(US) Having a distinctive polarization.
(US) Of a group or situation, being at two or more extremes.
(polarize)
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 polarized and galvanize
is that polarized is (polarize) while galvanize is to coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means; to electroplate.As an adjective polarized
is (us) having a distinctive polarization.polarized
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* polarised (UK )Adjective
(en adjective)Verb
(head)galvanize
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* galvanise (mostly UK )Verb
(galvaniz)- The agitations resembled the grinnings and writhings of a galvanized corpse, not the struggles of an athletic man.