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electrify
[ih-lek-truh-fahy]
verb (used with object)
to charge with or subject to electricity; apply electricity to.
to supply (a region, community, etc.) with electric power.
The valley wasn't electrified until 1936.
to equip for the use of electric power, as a railroad.
to excite greatly; thrill.
to electrify an audience.
electrify
/ ɪˈlɛktrɪˌfaɪ /
verb
to adapt or equip (a system, device, etc) for operation by electrical power
to charge with or subject to electricity
to startle or excite intensely; shock or thrill
Other Word Forms
- electrifier noun
- electrifiable adjective
- electrification noun
- nonelectrification noun
- nonelectrified adjective
- proelectrification adjective
- reelectrification noun
- reelectrify verb (used with object)
- unelectrified adjective
- unelectrifying adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of electrify1
Example Sentences
His process of building trust within the organization while rediscovering the best version of himself on the mound has come suddenly, electrifyingly complete.
However, in its statement Thursday, it said it significantly increased the share of electrified vehicles it sold in the first nine months of the year.
Gannon-Doak is Scotland's flying machine, the man-child who was supposed to scare the wits out of the Greeks with his speed and his daring, and electrify Hampden with his personality.
It looks like a spaceship has landed on the North Yorkshire moors, surrounded by sheep, an electrified perimeter fence and razor wire.
Pointing out that Anderson hasn’t won a trophy yet despite 11 nominations, Katie Walsh says, “The bracing, electrifying and stunningly prescient ‘One Battle After Another’ feels like his moment.”
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