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electrify

verb
/ɪˈlɛktɹɪfaɪ/

Etymology

From electric + -fy.

  1. derived from ἤλεκτρον — “amber”
  2. borrowed from ēlectricus — “electrical; of amber”
  3. formed as electrify — “electric + -fy”

Definitions

  1. To supply electricity to

    To supply electricity to; to charge with electricity.

    • to electrify a cable
    • Those most rural routes will not get overhead wires. As Reeve told the seminar: "Even in my wildest dreams, I can't see a business case for electrifying the Far North Line."

  2. To cause electricity to pass through

    To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.

    • to electrify a limb, or the body

  3. To adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, vehicle, railroad) for electric power.

    • And I want to get different kinds of sound. I want to electrify myself a bit. I got a phase shifter for my guitar, and I've been playing with a drum machine.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring

      To strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring; to thrill.

      • Her performance in the play 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.
      • Try whether she could electrify Mr. Grandcourt by mentioning it to him at table.

    2. To make electric.

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Derived

de-electrify, electrifiable, electrification, electrifier, re-electrify, unelectrify

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at electrify. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01electrify02electric03thrilling04sudden05warning06written07write08send09thrill

A definitional loop anchored at electrify. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at electrify

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA