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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Electrify \E*lec"tri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Electrified}; p.
pr & vb n. {Electrifying}.] [Electric + -fy.]
To equip for employment of electric power; as to electrify a
railroad.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Positively \Pos"i*tive*ly\, adv
In a positive manner; absolutely; really; expressly; with
certainty; indubitably; peremptorily; dogmatically; --
opposed to negatively.
Good and evil which is removed may be esteemed good or
evil comparatively, and positively simply. --Bacon.
Give me some breath, some little pause, my lord, Before
I positively speak herein. --Shak.
I would ask . . . whether . . . the divine law does not
positively require humility and meekness. --Sprat.
{Positively charged} or {electrified} (Elec.), having a
charge of positive electricity; -- opposed to {negatively
electrified}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
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.
3. To excite suddenly and violently, esp. by something highly
delightful or inspiriting; to thrill; as this patriotic
sentiment electrified the audience.
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.
Try whether she could electrify Mr Grandcourt by
mentioning it to him at table. --G. Eliot.
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