'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]
Synonyms of 'electrify'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agitate,
- amaze,
- amplify,
- animate,
- arouse,
- astonish,
- astound,
- bowl down,
- bowl over,
- charge,
- discombobulate,
- discompose,
- disconcert,
- disquiet,
- disturb,
- dynamize,
- energize,
- enliven,
- enthuse,
- excite,
- exhilarate,
- fire,
- flurry,
- fluster,
- flutter,
- frighten,
- fuss,
- galvanize,
- generate,
- hearten,
- inflame,
- invigorate,
- jar,
- jazz up,
- jolt,
- kindle,
- liven,
- loop in,
- move,
- pep up,
- perk up,
- perturb,
- plug in,
- provoke,
- quicken,
- rattle,
- rock,
- rouse,
- ruffle,
- send,
- shake,
- shake up,
- shock,
- short,
- short-circuit,
- snap up,
- stagger,
- startle,
- step down,
- step up,
- stiffen,
- stimulate,
- stir,
- stun,
- switch off,
- switch on,
- take aback,
- thrill,
- trouble,
- turn off,
- turn on,
- unsettle,
- upset,
- vitalize,
- warm,
- zip up