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4 definitions found 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]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Electrify \E*lec"tri*fy\, v. i. To become electric. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: electrify v 1: charge with electricity, as of a conductor 2: equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance" [syn: {wire}]
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