electrify
[ ih-lek-truh-fahy ]
/ ɪˈlɛk trəˌfaɪ /
Save This Word!
verb (used with object), e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing.
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.
QUIZ
GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!
Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.
Question 1 of 9
Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?
OTHER WORDS FROM electrify
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use electrify in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for electrify
electrify
/ (ɪˈlɛktrɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
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
Derived forms of electrify
electrifiable, adjectiveelectrification, nounelectrifier, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012