electrify

pro·e·lec·tri·fi·ca·tion, adjectivere·e·lec·tri·fi·ca·tion, nounre·e·lec·tri·fy, verb (used with object), re·e·lec·tri·fied, re·e·lec·tri·fy·ing.un·e·lec·tri·fied, adjectiveun·e·lec·tri·fy·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for electrified

“When you fired your arrow at the force field, you electrified a nation,” President Coin (Julianne Moore) tells her.
'Mockingjay—Part 1’ Is the Most Violent ‘Hunger Games’ Yet|Kevin Fallon|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Equally incisive were Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge, and the three young Afro-Englishmen electrified the game.
The Group of Life|Tunku Varadarajan|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fences built ten-feet high with fifteen rows of electrified barbed wire surrounded the compound.
Pablo Escobar’s Private Prison Is Now Run by Monks for Senior Citizens|Jeff Campagna|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first hearing in the case, which has electrified Hollywood, is set for late July.
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The firefighters did not want the ambulatory passengers to chance onto an electrified rail or encounter some other hazard.
Amazing Grace in the Bronx: Inside the Metro-North Train-Wreck Rescue|Michael Daly|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"Let's all go; that will please her," proposed Charlie, with a burst of gallantry which electrified his mates.
Eight Cousins|Louisa May Alcott
A colloquy followed which would have electrified the citizens of this community, could they have heard it.
The Lash|Olin L. Lyman
In his imagination he saw two iron ear drums far apart but connected by an electrified wire.
Modern Americans|Chester Sanford
Let us consider what is the relation between an electrified body and the ether about it.
The Machinery of the Universe|Amos Emerson Dolbear
I obtained the pew that was nearest to the pulpit; and when you preached I was electrified.
The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4|George W. M. Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for electrified

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 Formselectrifiable, adjectiveelectrification, nounelectrifier, noun

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Word Origin and History for electrified

electrify

1745, "to charge with electricity;" see electric + -fy. Figurative sense recorded by 1752. Related: Electrified; electrifying.

electrify

verb (used with object), e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing.

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electrify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

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