About The Word Electrify

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Electrify

Electrify Meaning & Definition
Electrify Definition And Meaning

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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