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electrify
English
Etymology
From electric +? -ify
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l?kt??fa?/
Verb
electrify (third-person singular simple present electrifies, present participle electrifying, simple past and past participle electrified)
- (transitive) To supply electricity to; to charge with electricity.
- (transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.
- (transitive) To adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, railroad) for electric power.
- (transitive) To strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring; to thrill.
- Her performance in the play electrified the audience.
- 1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James II Chapter I
- If the sovereign were now to immure a subject in defiance of the writ of habeas corpus […] the whole nation would be instantly electrified by the news.
- (intransitive) To become electric.
Derived terms
- electrification
Related terms
- electric
- electricity
Translations
Further reading
- electrify in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- electrify in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- electrify at OneLook Dictionary Search
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electrified
English
Adjective
electrified (not comparable)
- Powered by electricity.
Antonyms
- non-electrified, nonelectrified
- unelectrified
Verb
electrified
- simple past tense and past participle of electrify
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