Crossword clues for electrify
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Electrify \E*lec"tri*fy\, v. i. To become electric.
Electrify \E*lec"tri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Electrified; p. pr. & vb. n. Electrifying .] [Electric + -fy.]
To communicate electricity to; to charge with electricity; as, to electrify a jar.
To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to; as, to electrify a limb, or the body.
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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. 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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1745, "to charge with electricity, cause electricity to pass through;" see electric + -fy. Figurative sense recorded by 1752. Meaning "convert a factory, industry, etc., to electrical power" is by 1902. Related: Electrified; electrifying.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context transitive English) To communicate or supply electricity to; to charge with electricity. 2 (context transitive English) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to. 3 (context transitive English) To excite suddenly and violently, especially by something highly delightful or inspiriting; to thrill. 4 (context intransitive English) To become electric. 5 to adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, railroad) for electric power
WordNet
v. excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us"
charge (a conductor) with electricity
equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance" [syn: wire]
[also: electrified]
Wikipedia
"Electrify" is a song by British Dubstep DJ and producer Jakwob from his upcoming debut studio album. The song, lyrics written by Rocky Nti, James Jacob and Steve 'Dub' Jones was released as a single on 2 March 2012 as a digital download in the United Kingdom. It features vocals from Jetta, and incorporates sample replays of Indian music recreated by UK producer Mark Summers of SCORCCiO Sample Replays.
Usage examples of "electrify".
The musty auditorium was a dimly lit torture chamber, filled with the droning dull voice punctuated by the sharp screams of the electrified, the sea of nodding heads abob here and there with painfully leaping figures.
Julian got the chafers going and set up the electrified serving platters.
Copernik the line had been electrified, and the lack of coal smoke and the pounding, chuffing sound of a steam locomotive was a little eerie.
Eliot touched a switch, and electrified torches on the far wall illuminated tapestries of battle scenes.
Things were going well until he brought out the electrified hot platters: Their cords refused to stretch to the outlets in the stone wall.
Andy had broken into a playroom, a playroom guarded by an electrified lock.
I could not tell him that the energy jolts I had felt were like jets of electrified water.
His very brain must have been electrified by the nearness of creation.
She screamed, electrified by the primitive bite, the sudden hard thrust, and everything in her body gathered, concentrating, pushing, clamping down until she broke apart in cataclysmic upheaval.
She gasped, her fingers digging into his back, electrified by the increased sensitivity of her breasts.
It has two walls around it-an armored outer wall that encircles the entire estate and an inner electrified fence that protects the main building.
Hours later the glass was replaced, and electrified mesh bolted to the wall.
Shooting up through his body like a torrent, flames of heat burning his skin, each pore electrified, faster, faster.
On the contrary, Duke was so electrified by his horrid awakening that he completely lost his presence of mind.
By attaching one end of the wire to the tines and the other to the charged hull of the pod, he produced an electrified weapon which he could safely hold by the cane-insulated handle.