electrify
[ ih-lek-truh-fahy ]
/ ɪˈlɛk trəˌfaɪ /
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.
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Origin of electrify
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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
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electrify
1745, "to charge with electricity;" see electric + -fy. Figurative sense recorded by 1752. Related: Electrified; electrifying.
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