galvanizar

Senses

1. 1.

   to galvanize (coat with zinc)

   to coat metal with zinc to prevent corrosion

2. 2.

   to galvanize (electrify)

   to stimulate or shock into sudden activity or awareness

Examples

• "El acero se galvaniza para protegerlo de la oxidación."

  Steel is galvanized to protect it from oxidation.

• "El discurso del líder galvanizó a la multitud."

  The leader's speech galvanized the crowd.

• "La noticia galvanizó a la opinión pública para actuar."

  The news galvanized public opinion into action.

Usage

A regular -ar verb. The technical sense (metallurgy) is less common in everyday speech than the figurative sense (to energize or mobilize). Both are formal registers.