electrify
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
1Other words for electrify
Other words from electrify
- e·lec·tri·fi·ca·tion, noun
- e·lec·tri·fi·er, noun
- non·e·lec·tri·fi·ca·tion, noun
- non·e·lec·tri·fied, adjective
- pro·e·lec·tri·fi·ca·tion, adjective
- re·e·lec·tri·fi·ca·tion, noun
- re·e·lec·tri·fy, verb (used with object), re·e·lec·tri·fied, re·e·lec·tri·fy·ing.
- un·e·lec·tri·fied, adjective
- un·e·lec·tri·fy·ing, adjective
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How to use electrify in a sentence
Millions of consumers have electrified their cars and appliances, and many cities and states are electrifying public services such as public transportation — but these activities still draw most of their charge from dirty power plants.
One policy that could challenge a century of fossil fuel dominance | Rebecca Leber | August 25, 2021 | VoxHere’s what to know about how these super-heavy electric garbage trucks work, and why electrifying refuse vehicles in cities like New York isn’t a stinky idea.
Electric garbage trucks are the quiet, clean titans of waste collection | Rob Verger | August 18, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIt’s a film filled with electrifying footage of some of Ailey’s masterworks, giving us a rare opportunity to revel in the sheer visual poetry of his style.
Dance icon gets luminous treatment in ‘Ailey’ doc | John Paul King | July 28, 2021 | Washington BladeResources like these are in high demand for building technologies like new batteries, which will be crucial to electrifying our society.
Some states are considering incentives or even requirements to nudge fleets to electrify.
Why the grid is ready for fleets of electric trucks | Casey Crownhart | July 9, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
Directing her to disrobe, she would poach her in herbs in a hot tub and then literally electrify her.
The Sexy Side of Maggie: How Thatcher Used Her Softer Quality | Gail Sheehy | January 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen he came out on the stage the applause was tremendous, and enough in itself to excite and electrify one.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayIt would produce a splendid effect on the populace and would electrify the soldiers.
To have been able to electrify his audience with the news of some startling discovery would have been pure joy for Asaph.
Cy Whittaker's Place | Joseph C. Lincolnelectrify a smooth glass tube with a rubber, and hold a small feather at a short distance from it.
Endless Amusement | UnknownThe evils p. 267are so linked together that a shock given to any one would electrify the whole mass of evil.
The Claims of Labour | Arthur Helps
British Dictionary definitions for electrify
/ (ɪˈlɛktrɪˌfaɪ) /
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, adjective
- electrification, noun
- electrifier, noun
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