ELECTRIFY


Meaning of ELECTRIFY in English

— electrification , n. — electrifier , n.

/i lek"treuh fuy'/ , v.t., electrified, electrifying .

1. to charge with or subject to electricity; apply electricity to.

2. to supply (a region, community, etc.) with electric power: The valley wasn't electrified until 1936.

3. to equip for the use of electric power, as a railroad.

4. to excite greatly; thrill: to electrify an audience.

[ 1735-45; ELECTR- + -IFY ]

Syn. 4. stir, rouse, dazzle.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .