electrify
verb
elec·tri·fy
i-ˈlek-trə-ˌfī 
ē-
electrified; electrifying
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
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Examples of electrify in a Sentence
Many of the rural areas still aren't electrified.
The news electrified the nation.
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Adults-only night at the museum features custom cocktails, food, electrifying experiments and DJ JonJon spinning tunes.
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2024
The report also calls for increasing energy efficiency and electrifying homes and buildings.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
How, for one magnificent season in 1981, a Mexican immigrant electrified a city that had long treated its Mexican residents as little better than the help, winning the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year while propelling the team to its first World Series win in 16 years.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Arquette shines as always and his chemistry with Daniella Pick Tarantino in this film is electrifying.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2024
The report also calls for increasing energy efficiency and electrifying homes and buildings.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
How, for one magnificent season in 1981, a Mexican immigrant electrified a city that had long treated its Mexican residents as little better than the help, winning the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year while propelling the team to its first World Series win in 16 years.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Arquette shines as always and his chemistry with Daniella Pick Tarantino in this film is electrifying.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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electrify
verb
elec·tri·fy
i-ˈlek-trə-ˌfī
electrified; electrifying
1
a
: to charge with electricity
b
: to equip for use of electric power or supply with electric power
2
: to cause to feel great or sudden excitement : thrill
electrified the audience
electrification
noun
-ˌlek-trə-fə-ˈkā-shən
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