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galvanize
English
Alternative forms
- galvanise (British)
Etymology
From French galvaniser, from galvanisme, named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ælv?na??z/
Verb
galvanize (third-person singular simple present galvanizes, present participle galvanizing, simple past and past participle galvanized) (transitive)
- (chemistry) To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means.
- Synonyms: electroplate, (rare) zinc
- To coat with rust-resistant zinc.
- (figuratively) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.
- Synonyms: animate, startle, urge
- (archaic) To electrify.
- 1835, Thomas Babington Macaulay, History (essay in the Edinburgh Review)
- The agitations resembled the grinnings and writhings of a galvanized corpse, not the struggles of an athletic man.
- 1835, Thomas Babington Macaulay, History (essay in the Edinburgh Review)
- (historical, US) To switch sides between Union and Confederate in the American Civil War.
Derived terms
- galvanization
Related terms
- galvanic
Translations
Portuguese
Verb
galvanize
- first-person singular present subjunctive of galvanizar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of galvanizar
- first-person singular imperative of galvanizar
- third-person singular imperative of galvanizar
galvanize From the web:
- what galvanized means
- what galvanized iron
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- what galvanized steel mean
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- what galvanized is made of
initiate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin initi?tus, perfect passive participle of initi? (“begin, originate”), from initium (“a beginning”), from ine? (“go in, enter upon, begin”), from in + e? (“go”).
Pronunciation
- (verb) IPA(key): /??n??.?.e?t/
- (noun, adjective) IPA(key): /??n??.?.?t/
- Hyphenation: ini?ti?ate
Noun
initiate (plural initiates)
- A new member of an organization.
- One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
Translations
Verb
initiate (third-person singular simple present initiates, present participle initiating, simple past and past participle initiated)
- (transitive) To begin; to start.
- 1859-1860, Isaac Taylor, Ultimate Civilisation
- How are changes of this sort to be initiated?
- 1859-1860, Isaac Taylor, Ultimate Civilisation
- To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
- 1653-1655, Henry More, An Antidote against Atheism
- Divine Providence would only initiate and enter mankind into the useful knowledge of her, leaving the rest to employ our industry.
- to initiate his pupil in any part of learning
- 1653-1655, Henry More, An Antidote against Atheism
- To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
- 1738-1741, William Warburton, Divine Legation of Moses demonstrated on the Principles of a Religious Deist
- The Athenians believed that he who was initiated and instructed in the mysteries would obtain celestial honour after death.
- He was initiated into half a dozen clubs before he was one and twenty.
- 1738-1741, William Warburton, Divine Legation of Moses demonstrated on the Principles of a Religious Deist
- (intransitive) To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Alexander Pope to this entry?)
Antonyms
- (to begin): end, conclude, complete, finish
Related terms
Translations
Adjective
initiate (comparative more initiate, superlative most initiate)
- (obsolete) Unpractised; untried; new.
- (obsolete) Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.
Further reading
- initiate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- initiate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- initiate at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin
Participle
initi?te
- vocative masculine singular of initi?tus
initiate From the web:
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- what initiates t cell activation
- what initiates translation
- what initiates transcription
- what initiates dna replication
- what initiates muscle contraction
- what initiates the sodium-potassium pump
- what initiates an action potential
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