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    elec·trify
    [ɪˈlɛktrɪfʌɪ]
    verb
    electrify (verb) · electrifies (third person present) · electrified (past tense) · electrified (past participle) · electrifying (present participle)
    1. charge with electricity; pass an electric current through:
      "after locking the farm gate I had switched on the power to electrify the fence"
      • convert (a machine or system, especially a railway line) to the use of electrical power:
        "the east coast main line has been electrified" · "the majority of lighthouses were electrified in the 1930s"
        Similar:
        convert to electricity
        wire up
        install electric wiring in
    2. arouse a sudden sense of great excitement in; thrill:
      "the audience was electrified by her performance"
      Opposite:
    Origin
    mid 18th century: from electric + -fy.
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  2. WEB2 days ago · 1. verb [usually passive] If people are electrified by an event or experience, it makes them feel very excited and surprised . The world was electrified by his courage and resistance. [be VERB-ed + by] Synonyms: …