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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Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
This spring, Lyft — the rideshare giant that operates the bike-share program under contract to the city — will be electrifying 13 additional existing Citi Bike dock locations, three in Brooklyn, 10 in Manhattan.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025
Pugh electrified the red carpet in Los Angeles earlier this week, stepping out on Monday, April 28, in a mint-green gown from Alexander McQueen's Fall 2025 Ready-to-Wear Collection.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The first risk of electrifying everything is meeting the huge extra demand for electrons.
—Javier Blas/bloomberg Opinion, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Electrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrify. Accessed 18 May. 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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