Hypertext Webster Gateway: "electrify"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Electrify \E*lec"tri*fy\, 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 \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.
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 \E*lec"tri*fy\, v. i.
To become electric.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
electrify
v 1: excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us"
2: charge with electricity, as of a conductor
3: equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"
[syn: {wire}]
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