Definition of electrify
electrified
;electrifying
transitive verb
1a : to charge with electricityb (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 of electrify from the Web
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Mr. Levin said Mr. Trump’s tumultuous presidency had electrified the political atmosphere.
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The state finance department has cleared the way for a $713-million state grant to electrify a commuter rail system in the Bay Area, ending a political battle started earlier this year by California Republicans in the U.S. House.
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Some rails are electrified to power the locomotives and other locomotives are battery powered and operated via radio control.
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AKRON, Ohio -- Music, dance and theater electrified the lot behind the Exchange House in North Hill this past weekend, as Gum-Dip Theatre produced its first Nepali Applause: An Open Air Market and Performance Festival.
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The electronic controls engineer from Franksville, Wisconsin, electrified an ’81 Chevrolet El Camino, a poster child for the darkest days of American automotive design and a car with enough steel to shrug off a collision with a Sherman tank.
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First Known Use of electrify
1745
ELECTRIFY Defined for English Language Learners
electrify
playDefinition of electrify for English Language Learners
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: to pass electricity through (something)
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: to supply (an area, building, etc.) with electric power
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: to cause (someone) to feel great excitement
ELECTRIFY Defined for Kids
electrify
playDefinition of electrify for Students
electrified
;electrifying
1 : to charge with electricity an electrified fence
2 : to equip for use of or supply with electric power Remote regions are still not electrified.
3 : 1thrill Her performance electrified the audience.
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