electrify
verb
elec·tri·fy
i-ˈlek-trə-ˌfī 
ē-
electrified; electrifying
1
a
: to charge with electricity
b(1)
: to equip for use of electric power
(2)
: to supply with electric power
(3)
: to amplify (music) electronically
2
: to excite intensely or suddenly
the news electrified the nation
Examples of electrify in a Sentence
Many of the rural areas still aren't electrified.
The news electrified the nation.
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Rail companies are looking for new ways to electrify trains, plans that could see the locomotive completely abandoned.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Seeing others, of all ages, who look like them at NYCC, takes an already electrifying experience to new heights.
—Nikki Birch, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Though conventional in its concept (family moves into house, spirits possess family, paranormal investigators exorcize spirits), the movie's significance comes from its execution, which electrified audiences with ominous clapping hands and expert control of tension.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Vehicles were becoming electrified and software-defined.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Seeing others, of all ages, who look like them at NYCC, takes an already electrifying experience to new heights.
—Nikki Birch, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Though conventional in its concept (family moves into house, spirits possess family, paranormal investigators exorcize spirits), the movie's significance comes from its execution, which electrified audiences with ominous clapping hands and expert control of tension.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Vehicles were becoming electrified and software-defined.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Electrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrify. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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electrify
verb
elec·tri·fy
i-ˈlek-trə-ˌfī
electrified; electrifying
1
a
: to charge with electricity
b
: to equip for use of electric power or supply with electric power
2
: to cause to feel great or sudden excitement : thrill
electrified the audience
electrification
noun
-ˌlek-trə-fə-ˈkā-shən
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