electrification

noun

elec·​tri·​fi·​ca·​tion i-ˌlek-trə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

ē-

1

: an act or process of electrifying

2

: the state of being electrified

Examples of electrification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now and going forward though, rising domestic power demand from data centers, manufacturing, and electrification efforts are expected to keep driving costs upward, further straining pocketbooks and inflation. —Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025

The utilities also point to rising demand from the expansion of domestic manufacturing and the broader electrification of the economy, such as electric vehicles and the adoption of electric heat pumps in some regions. —Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025

Global Efficiency Intelligence’s research, which informs its new electrification tool, highlighted that up to 75 percent of the energy generated in a textile mill comes from the on-site burning of fossil fuels to create process steam—thus, thermal energy. —Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Nov. 2025

The emissions trend is partly driven by China’s economic slowdown, Carbon Brief data showed, as construction and manufacturing have fallen, but also by rapid growth in renewable energy and electrification of the economy. —Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1748, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for electrification

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization