galvanise
See also: galvanisé
English
WOTD – 10 September 2006
Etymology
From French galvaniser, from galvanisme, named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798). By surface analysis, galvano- + -ise
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Verb
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
References
- “galvanise”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: galvanisent, galvanises
Verb
galvanise
- inflection of galvaniser:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
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