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ELECTRIFY
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Irregular inflected form: electrified
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they electrify ... he / she / it electrifies
Past simple: electrified
Past participle: electrified
-ing form: electrifying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Equip for use with electricity
Example:
electrify an appliance
Synonyms:
electrify; wire
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "electrify" is one way to...):
accommodate; adapt (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
electricity (a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons)
electricity (energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor)
electrification (the act of providing electricity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Charge (a conductor) with electricity
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "electrify" is one way to...):
fill; fill up; make full (make full, also in a metaphorical sense)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
electricity (a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons)
electricity (energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor)
electrification (the act of providing electricity)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Excite suddenly and intensely
Example:
The news electrified us
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "electrify" is one way to...):
agitate; charge; charge up; commove; excite; rouse; turn on (cause to be agitated, excited, or roused)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The good news will electrify her
Derivation:
electricity (keen and shared excitement)
electrification (the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group)
Context examples:
Jo grew quite white, flew out of her chair, and the moment he stopped speaking she electrified him by throwing her arms round his neck, and crying out, with a joyful cry, Oh, Laurie!
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
A prouder young woman was seldom seen than she, when, having composed herself, she electrified the family by appearing before them with the letter in one hand, the check in the other, announcing that she had won the prize.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
