About The Word Electrify
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Electrify
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What's The Definition Of Electrify?
[v] equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"
[v] charge with electricity, as of a conductor [v] excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us" Synonyms | Synonyms for Electrify: wire Related Terms | Find terms related to Electrify: agitate | amaze | amplify | animate | arouse | astonish | astound | bowl down | bowl over | charge | discombobulate | discompose | disconcert | disquiet | disturb | dynamize | energize | enliven | enthuse | excite | exhilarate | fire | flurry | fluster | flutter | frighten | fuss | galvanize | generate | hearten | inflame | invigorate | jar | jazz up | jolt | kindle | liven | loop in | move | pep up | perk up | perturb | plug in | provoke | quicken | rattle | rock | rouse | ruffle | send | shake | shake up | shock | short | short-circuit | snap up | stagger | startle | step down | step up | stiffen | stimulate | stir | stun | switch off | switch on | take aback | thrill | trouble | turn off | turn on | unsettle | upset | vitalize | warm | zip up See Also | accommodate | adapt | agitate | charge | charge up | commove | excite | fill | fill up | make full | rouse | turn on Electrify In Webster's Dictionary \E*lec"tri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Electrified}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Electrifying}.] [Electric + -fy.]
1. To communicate electricity to; to charge with electricity;
as, to electrify a jar.
2. To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by
electricity; to give an electric shock to; as, to
electrify a limb, or the body.
3. To excite suddenly and violently, esp. by something highly
delightful or inspiriting; to thrill; as, this patriotic
sentiment electrified the audience.
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. --Macaulay.
Try whether she could electrify Mr. Grandcourt by
mentioning it to him at table. --G. Eliot.
\E*lec"tri*fy\, v. i. To become electric. \E*lec"tri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Electrified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Electrifying}.] [Electric + -fy.] To equip for employment of electric power; as, to electrify a railroad. |
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