e ‧ lec ‧ tri ‧ fy /ɪˈlektrəfaɪ, ɪˈlektrɪfaɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle electrified , present participle electrifying , third person singular electrifies ) [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ electrician , ↑ electricity , ↑ electrics , ↑ electrification ; adjective : ↑ electric , ↑ electrical , ↑ electrified , ↑ electrifying ; verb : ↑ electrify ; adverb : ↑ electrically ]
1 . if a performance or a speech electrifies people, it makes them feel very interested or excited:
She would sit at the piano and sing, electrifying us all.
2 . to change a railway so that it uses electrical power, or to supply a building or area with electricity:
The west coast main line has been electrified.
—electrifying adjective
—electrified adjective :
electrified fences
—electrification /ɪˌlektrəfəˈkeɪʃ ə n, ɪˌlektrɪfəˈkeɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable]