electrify
[verb]
Synonyms: startle, astound, excite, galvanize, invigorate, jolt, shock, stir, thrill

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Related Words: provoke, jar, stagger, stun

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e‧lec‧tri‧fy /ɪˈlektrəfaɪ, ɪˈlektrɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle electrified, present participle electrifying, third person singular electrifies) [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: electrician, electricity, electrics, electrification; adjective: electric, electrical, electrified, electrifying; verb: electrify; adverb: electrically]

1. if a performance or a speech electrifies people, it makes them feel very interested or excited:
She would sit at the piano and sing, electrifying us all.

2. to change a railway so that it uses electrical power, or to supply a building or area with electricity:
The west coast main line has been electrified.
—electrifying adjective
—electrified adjective:
electrified fences
—electrification /ɪˌlektrəfəˈkeɪʃən, ɪˌlektrɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

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