electrify

== English == === Etymology === From electric +‎ -fy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈlɛktɹɪfaɪ/ === Verb === electrify (third-person singular simple present electrifies, present participle electrifying, simple past and past participle electrified) (transitive) To supply electricity to; to charge with electricity. Synonyms: electricalize, electricize, electrize, energize, galvanize (transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to. Synonyms: electricalize, electricize, electrize, galvanize, shock, zap (transitive) To adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, vehicle, railroad) for electric power. (transitive) To strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring; to thrill. Synonyms: galvanize, vitalize; see also Thesaurus:thrill (intransitive) To make electric. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== electric electricity ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “electrify”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “electrify”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “electrify”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.