Electrify


[ih-lek-truh-fahy] /ɪˈlɛk trəˌfaɪ/

verb (used with object), electrified, electrifying.
1.
to charge with or subject to ; apply to.
2.
to supply (a region, community, etc.) with power:
The valley wasn’t electrified until 1936.
3.
to equip for the use of power, as a railroad.
4.
to excite greatly; thrill:
to electrify an audience.
/ɪˈlɛktrɪˌfaɪ/
verb (transitive) -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
v.

1745, “to charge with electricity;” see electric + -fy. Figurative sense recorded by 1752. Related: Electrified; electrifying.

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