Electrify \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.
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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.
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3. To excite suddenly and violently, esp. by something highly
delightful or inspiriting; to thrill; as, this patriotic
sentiment electrified the audience.
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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.
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Try whether she could electrify Mr. Grandcourt by
mentioning it to him at table. --G. Eliot.
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4. To equip for employment of electric power; to modify (a
device) so that it uses electrical power as the main
source of energy; as, to electrify a railroad.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
electrify
v 1: excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us"
2: charge (a conductor) with electricity
3: equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"
[syn: wire]
[also: electrified]
WordNet (r) 2.0
electrified
See electrify
WordNet (r) 2.0
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "electrified":
battery-powered, bowled down, charged, dynamoelectric, electric,
electric-powered, electrifying, electrochemical, electrodynamic,
electrokinetic, electromechanical, electrometric, electromotive,
electropneumatic, electrostatic, electrothermal, galvanic,
galvanometric, high-tension, hot, hydroelectric, jarred, jolted,
live, photoelectric, piezoelectric, shaken, shocked, shook,
staggered, startled, static, taken aback, voltaic
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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