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    electrify
    /ɪˈlɛktrɪfʌɪ/

    verb

    • 1. charge with electricity; pass an electric current through: "after locking the farm gate I had switched on the power to electrify the fence"
    • 2. arouse a sudden sense of great excitement in; thrill: "the audience was electrified by her performance" Similar excitethrillstimulatearouseOpposite bore

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishELECTRIFY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ELECTRIFY definition: 1. to make a machine or system operate using electricity when it did not before: 2. to make a…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › electrifyElectrify Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ELECTRIFY is to charge with electricity. How to use electrify in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryELECTRIFY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ELECTRIFY meaning: 1. to make a machine or system operate using electricity when it did not before: 2. to make a…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › electrifyELECTRIFY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    verb (used with object) , e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing. to charge with or subject to electricity; apply electricity to. to supply (a region, community, etc.) with electric power: The valley wasn't electrified until 1936. to equip for the use of electric power, as a railroad.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › electrifyelectrify verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    electrify. verb. /ɪˈlektrɪfaɪ/ Verb Forms. [usually passive] to make something work by using electricity; to pass an electrical current through something. be electrified The railway line was electrified in the 1950s. He had all the fences around his home electrified. Want to learn more?

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishELECTRIFY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    ELECTRIFY definition: 1. to make people who are watching something feel very excited: 2. to supply something with…. Learn more.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › electrifyElectrify - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Electrify means to make something electric — either literally or figuratively. You can electrify a house by wiring it so the occupants will have lights, or you can electrify a boring party by getting everyone laughing.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishELECTRIFY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    electrify. (ɪlektrɪfaɪ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense electrifies , present participle electrifying , past tense, past participle electrified. 1. verb [usually passive] If people are electrified by an event or experience, it makes them feel very excited and surprised.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › electrifyElectrify - definition of electrify by The Free Dictionary

    1. (Electrical Engineering) to adapt or equip (a system, device, etc) for operation by electrical power. 2. (Electronics) to charge with or subject to electricity. 3. to startle or excite intensely; shock or thrill. eˈlectriˌfiable adj. eˌlectrifiˈcation n. eˈlectriˌfier n.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › electrifyelectrify | meaning of electrify in Longman Dictionary of...

    electrify meaning, definition, what is electrify: if a performance or a speech electrifies...: Learn more.