electrify

[ ih-lek-truh-fahy ]
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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.

  1. to equip for the use of electric power, as a railroad.

  2. to excite greatly; thrill: to electrify an audience.

Origin of electrify

1
First recorded in 1735–45; electr- + -ify

Other 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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British Dictionary definitions for electrify

electrify

/ (ɪˈlɛktrɪˌfaɪ) /


verb-fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
  1. to adapt or equip (a system, device, etc) for operation by electrical power

  2. to charge with or subject to electricity

  1. to startle or excite intensely; shock or thrill

Derived forms of electrify

  • electrifiable, adjective
  • electrification, noun
  • electrifier, noun

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