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e·lec·tri·fy
/
ɪˈlɛk
trəˌfaɪ
/
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[
ih-
lek
-tr
uh
-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.
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
Related forms
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
Synonyms
4.
stir, rouse, dazzle.
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World English Dictionary
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
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
electrify
1745, see
electric
+ -ify. Figurative sense recorded by 1752. Related: Electrified; electrifying.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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