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Electrify

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Verb

1. electrify

excite suddenly and intensely

Example Sentences:
'The news electrified us'

2. electrify

charge (a conductor) with electricity

3. electrify, wire

equip for use with electricity

Example Sentences:
'electrify an appliance'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Electrify

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verb -fies, -fying or -fied (transitive)
1. 
to adapt or equip (a system, device, etc) for operation by electrical power
2. 
to charge with or subject to electricity
3. 
to startle or excite intensely; shock or thrill

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Electrify

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verb transitiveWord forms: eˈlectriˌfied or eˈlectriˌfying
1. 
to charge with electricity
2. 
to give an electric shock to
3. 
to give a shock of excitement to; thrill
4. 
to equip for the use of electricity; provide with electric power

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Electrify

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tr.v. e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing, e·lec·tri·fies
1. To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor).
2.
a. To wire or equip (a building, for example) for the use of electric power.
b. To provide with electric power.
c. Music To amplify (music) by electronic means.
3. To thrill, startle greatly, or shock: a powerful performance that electrified the audience.

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