electrify
verb (used with object)
to charge with or subject to electricity; apply electricity to.
had electrified
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past perfectof electrify.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The New York Times said Nehru had "electrified his countrymen with a speech of soaring eloquence".
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
He had come directly from work to pay tribute to the player whose performances had electrified his own dad, and prompted decades of stories.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
His most notable collaboration was with Sayers, a star running back for the Chicago Bears who had electrified the National Football League as a rookie in 1965 and in his next two seasons.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2019
Within months, scooter transportation had electrified downtown SaMo, helping propel Bird to a billion-dollar valuation and prompting an arms race for micromobility vehicles.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2018
Horrified, I leaned closer—the word mutilated had electrified me, it was the only thing I could see on the page—but Henry had turned the paper over and begun to study the other side.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
