electrify

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elec·tri·fy | \ i-ˈlek-trə-ˌfī

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electrified; electrifying

Definition of electrify

transitive verb

1a : 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

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Examples of electrify in a Sentence

Many of the rural areas still aren't electrified. The news electrified the nation.

Recent Examples on the Web The reconstruction is part of a $73 million project to rebuild and electrify the runway and a taxiway with LED lighting, according to the airport authority's 2022 capital improvement budget. — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Apr. 2022 In the rush to decarbonize and electrify our society, waste management is oftentimes overlooked. — Baker Institute, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022 One huge room was far easier to heat, cool, light, and electrify. — Anne Helen Petersen, Wired, 9 Dec. 2021 Jag is looking to electrify its lineup by 2025, but there's plenty of life in this XF. — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 7 June 2021 As part of the three-phase plan, which is named after the brightest star in the Taurus constellation, Cor Tauri, Lamborghini will spend $1.8 billion to electrify its lineup. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 May 2021 Renewables are an obvious opportunity: Demand for clean power is expected to boom as economies decarbonize and transport and industry electrify. — Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2021 In the short term, Mumbai will electrify its public transportation and help low-income households install energy-efficient equipment. — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2022 Ringgold doesn’t so much elide ethnic boundaries as electrify them. — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022 See More

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