electrification

[ih-lek-truh-fahy]

e·lec·tri·fy

[ih-lek-truh-fahy]
verb (used with object), e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing.
1.
to charge with or subject to electricity; apply electricity to.
2.
to supply (a region, community, etc.) with electric power: The valley wasn't electrified until 1936.
3.
to equip for the use of electric power, as a railroad.
4.
to excite greatly; thrill: to electrify an audience.

Origin:
1735–45; electr- + -ify

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
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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
COLLAPSE


4. stir, rouse, dazzle.

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electrify (ɪˈlɛktrɪˌfaɪ)
 
vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
1.  to adapt or equip (a system, device, etc) for operation by electrical power
2.  to charge with or subject to electricity
3.  to startle or excite intensely; shock or thrill
 
e'lectrifiable
 
adj
 
electrifi'cation
 
n
 
e'lectrifier
 
n

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