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galvanize

vt gal·va·nize
gal·va·nized or British gal·va·nisedgal·va·niz·ing or British gal·va·nis·ing

Medical Definition of GALVANIZE

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

Variants of GALVANIZE

gal·va·nize or British gal·va·nise \ˈgal-və-ˌnīz\

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