/ ɪˈlektrɪfaɪ; NAmE / verb ( elec·tri·fies , elec·tri·fy·ing , elec·tri·fied , elec·tri·fied ) [ vn ]
1.
[ usually passive ] to make sth work by using electricity; to pass an electrical current through sth :
The railway line was electrified in the 1950s.
He had all the fences around his home electrified.
2.
to make sb feel very excited and enthusiastic about sth :
Her performance electrified the audience.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: from electric + -fy .