electrify : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: electrify	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for electrify
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
electrify v excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us" charge (a conductor) with electricity equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance" Synonym(s): electrify, wire
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Electrify \Elec"trify\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Electrified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Electrifying}.] [Electric + -fy.] To equip for employment of electric power; as, to electrify a railroad.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Electrify \Elec"trify\, 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. 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. 3. To excite suddenly and violently, esp. by something highly delightful or inspiriting; to thrill; as, this patriotic sentiment electrified the audience. 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. Try whether she could electrify Mr. Grandcourt by mentioning it to him at table. --G. Eliot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Electrify \Elec"trify\, v. i. To become electric.