Galvanized

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Galvanize \Gal"va*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Galvanized}; p pr.
     & vb. n. {Galvanizing}.] [Cf. F. galvaniser.]
     1. To affect with galvanism; to subject to the action of
        electrical currents.
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     2. To plate, as with gold, silver, etc., by means of
        electricity.
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     3. To restore to consciousness by galvanic action (as from a
        state of suspended animation); hence, to stimulate or
        excite to a factitious animation or activity.
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     4. To coat, as iron, with zinc. See {Galvanized iron}.
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     {Galvanized iron}, formerly, iron coated with zink by
        electrical deposition; now more commonly, iron coated with
        zink by plunging into a bath of melted zink, after its
        surface has been cleaned by friction with the aid of
        dilute acid.
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