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adjective
- 1. charged with electricity; having an electric current passing through: "it took an electrified wire to solve the problem"
- 2. having a sudden sense of great excitement; thrilled: "an electrified audience"
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to make a person or group extremely excited by what you say or do: She electrified her audience with her vivid stories. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of electrified from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
1. To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor). 2. a. To wire or equip (a building, for example) for the use of electric power. b. To provide with electric power. c. Music To amplify (music) by electronic means. 3. To thrill, startle greatly, or shock: a powerful performance that electrified the audience. [ electri (c) + -fy .]
verb. elec· tri· fy i-ˈlek-trə-ˌfī. ē- electrified; electrifying. Synonyms of electrify. transitive verb. 1. a. : to charge with electricity. b (1) : to equip for use of electric power. (2) : to supply with electric power. (3) : to amplify (music) electronically. 2. : to excite intensely or suddenly. the news electrified the nation. Synonyms.
1. charged with electricity. an electrified fence. 2. archaic. subjected to electricity. He was electrified as part of the experiment. 3. intensely startled or excited; shocked or thrilled. Readers were electrified by the paper's audacity. The world was electrified by his courage. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
to make a person or group extremely excited by what you say or do: She electrified her audience with her vivid stories. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of electrified from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
ELECTRIFY definition: 1. to make a machine or system operate using electricity when it did not before: 2. to make a…. Learn more.
electrify. (ɪlektrɪfaɪ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense electrifies , present participle electrifying , past tense, past participle electrified. 1. verb [usually passive] If people are electrified by an event or experience, it makes them feel very excited and surprised.
to charge with or subject to electricity; apply electricity to. to supply (a region, community, etc.) with electric power: The valley wasn't electrified until 1936.
1. charged with electricity. an electrified fence. 2. archaic. subjected to electricity. He was electrified as part of the experiment. 3. intensely startled or excited; shocked or thrilled. Readers were electrified by the paper's audacity. The world was electrified by his courage. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
The room was electrified with his presence. For a few electrified moments they exchanged hungry looks. Now, instead of just intellectually engaging with the news, we feel the government brutality, we experience the war, we are electrified by the demonstrations, and we are horrified at the suffering.
