Electrify

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Electrify \E*lec"tri*fy\, v. i.
     To become electric.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  76 Moby Thesaurus words for "electrify":
     agitate, amaze, amplify, animate, arouse, astonish, astound,
     bowl down, bowl over, charge, discombobulate, discompose,
     disconcert, disquiet, disturb, dynamize, energize, enliven,
     enthuse, excite, exhilarate, fire, flurry, fluster, flutter,
     frighten, fuss, galvanize, generate, hearten, inflame, invigorate,
     jar, jazz up, jolt, kindle, liven, loop in, move, pep up, perk up,
     perturb, plug in, provoke, quicken, rattle, rock, rouse, ruffle,
     send, shake, shake up, shock, short, short-circuit, snap up,
     stagger, startle, step down, step up, stiffen, stimulate, stir,
     stun, switch off, switch on, take aback, thrill, trouble, turn off,
     turn on, unsettle, upset, vitalize, warm, zip up