electrify
Americanverb (used with object)
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to charge with or subject to electricity; apply electricity to.
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to supply (a region, community, etc.) with electric power.
The valley wasn't electrified until 1936.
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to equip for the use of electric power, as a railroad.
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to excite greatly; thrill.
to electrify an audience.
verb
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to adapt or equip (a system, device, etc) for operation by electrical power
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to charge with or subject to electricity
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to startle or excite intensely; shock or thrill
Other Word Forms
- electrifiable adjective
- electrification noun
- electrifier noun
- nonelectrification noun
- nonelectrified adjective
- proelectrification adjective
- reelectrification noun
- reelectrify verb (used with object)
- unelectrified adjective
- unelectrifying adjective
Etymology
Origin of electrify
Example Sentences
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It’s shaping up to be a big night for Paul Thomas Anderson’s electrifying epic.
From Los Angeles Times
With 99% of the South Wales Metro network now electrified, it is hoped big queues following major events in Cardiff will become a thing of the past.
From BBC
Unused lines can become energized from electrified lines running parallel to them through a process called induction.
From Los Angeles Times
Instead, it increasingly looks like China has a commanding lead after fully embracing Musk’s vision of the electrified automobile.
To get three films so vibrant and relevant, in tune with the times and each other, is electrifying.
From Los Angeles Times
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