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Definitions for: Electrify
[v] equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"
[v] charge with electricity, as of a conductor
[v] excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us"
Webster (1913) Definition: E*lec"tri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Electrified; p.
pr. & vb. n. Electrifying.] [Electric + -fy.]
1. To communicate electricity to; to charge with electricity;
as, to electrify a jar.
2. To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by
electricity; to give an electric shock to; as, to
electrify a limb, or the body.
3. To excite suddenly and violently, esp. by something highly
delightful or inspiriting; to thrill; as, this patriotic
sentiment electrified the audience.
If the sovereign were now to immure a subject in
defiance of the writ of habeas corpus . . . the
whole nation would be instantly electrified by the
news. --Macaulay.
Try whether she could electrify Mr. Grandcourt by
mentioning it to him at table. --G. Eliot.
E*lec"tri*fy, v. i.
To become electric.
E*lec"tri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Electrified; p.
pr. & vb. n. Electrifying.] [Electric + -fy.]
To equip for employment of electric power; as, to electrify a
railroad.
Synonyms: wire
See Also: accommodate, adapt, agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, fill, fill up, make full, rouse, turn on
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