different between goad vs galvanise

English

Etymology

From Middle English gode, from Old English g?d (“goad”), from Proto-Germanic *gaid? (compare Old Norse gedda (“pike (fish)”), Lombardic gaida (“spear”)), from Proto-Indo-European *??ey- (compare Old Irish gath (“spear”), Sanskrit ??????? (hinvati), ?????? (hinoti, “to urge on, throw”), ???? (heti, “missile, projectile”)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?o?d/
• Rhymes: -??d

Noun

goad (plural goads)

1. A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
2. (figuratively) That which goads or incites; a stimulus.

Translations

Verb

goad (third-person singular simple present goads, present participle goading, simple past and past participle goaded)

1. To prod with a goad.
2. To encourage or stimulate.
3. To incite or provoke.

Translations

See also

• goat

Anagrams

• Goda, dago, doga

Scots

Etymology

From Old English god, of Germanic origin.

Noun

goad (plural goads)

1. God

English

Pronunciation

Verb

galvanise (third-person singular simple present galvanises, present participle galvanising, simple past and past participle galvanised)

1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of galvanize

Derived terms

• galvanisation

References

• “galvanise”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• Gavilanes

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: galvanisent, galvanises

Verb

galvanise

1. first-person singular present indicative of galvaniser
2. third-person singular present indicative of galvaniser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of galvaniser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of galvaniser
5. second-person singular imperative of galvaniser