'Electrify' definitions:

Definition of 'electrify'

(from WordNet)
verb
Excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us"
verb
Charge (a conductor) with electricity
verb
Equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance" [syn: electrify, wire]

Definition of 'Electrify'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To excite suddenly and violently, esp. by something highly delightful or inspiriting; to thrill; as, this patriotic sentiment electrified the audience. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Try whether she could electrify Mr. Grandcourt by mentioning it to him at table. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To equip for employment of electric power; to modify (a device) so that it uses electrical power as the main source of energy; as, to electrify a railroad. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

Definition of 'Electrify'

From: GCIDE
  • Electrify \E*lec"tri*fy\, v. i. To become electric. [1913 Webster]