Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To supply electricity to; to charge with electricity.

    to electrify a cable

    charge (a conductor) with electricity

  2. (transitive)To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.

    to electrify a limb, or the body

    elektrifizieren, elektrifizieren

    электризова́тьelektrizovátʹ, наэлектризова́тьnaelektrizovátʹ, электрифици́роватьelektrificírovatʹ

  3. (transitive)To adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, vehicle, railroad) for electric power.

    elektrifizieren

    электрифици́роватьelektrificírovatʹ

    електрифікува́тиelektryfikuváty

  4. (transitive)To strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring; to thrill.

    Her performance in the play electrified the audience.

    elektrisieren

  5. (intransitive)To make electric.

Examples

13 sentences
  1. That was electrifying.

  2. The show was an electrifying hit.

  3. Surrealism is distorted mayonnaise electrified underwater.

  4. The raucous crowd electrified the atmosphere.

    ruРасшумевшиеся зрители мощно зарядили атмосферу. — Ooneykcall

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  5. Algeria needs to electrify its transportation sector.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to adapt for electric power:
Русский
By meaning 2
to cause electricity to pass through:
to communicate electricity to:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to cause electricity to pass through:
to excite suddenly and violently:

Forms

electrifies, electrifying, electrified, electrified
Base formelectrify · to electrify
3rd person singularelectrifies
Present participleelectrifying
Past simpleelectrified
Past participleelectrified

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyelectrify
he, she, itelectrifies

Past simpleLesson

all personselectrified

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave electrified
he, she, ithas electrified

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill electrify

Synonyms

43 synonyms

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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