electrify
[ih-lek-truh-fahy]
See more synonyms for electrify on Thesaurus.comverb (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.
Origin of electrify
First recorded in
1735–45; electr- +
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Contemporary Examples of electrified
“When you fired your arrow at the force field, you electrified a nation,” President Coin (Julianne Moore) tells her.
Equally incisive were Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge, and the three young Afro-Englishmen electrified the game.
Fences built ten-feet high with fifteen rows of electrified barbed wire surrounded the compound.
The first hearing in the case, which has electrified Hollywood, is set for late July.
The firefighters did not want the ambulatory passengers to chance onto an electrified rail or encounter some other hazard.
Historical Examples of electrified
On the instant the old Chinaman was electrified into sudden and astounding action.
The covers were electrified and clung to him like tissue to rubbed amber.
And then something happened that electrified every one within the café.
If a conductor is to be electrified, it must be supported by bad conductors.
Let us suppose that this gutta percha, and this cat's-skin are not electrified.
British Dictionary definitions for electrifiedverb -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
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Word Origin and History for electrifiedv.1745, "to charge with electricity;" see electric + -fy. Figurative sense recorded by 1752. Related: Electrified; electrifying.
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