Main Entry: gal·va·nize

Variant(s): or British gal·va·nise \ˈgal-və-ˌnīz\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): gal·va·nized or British gal·va·nised; gal·va·niz·ing or British gal·va·nis·ing

: to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically <galvanize a muscle>