electrify
verb
elec·tri·fy
i-ˈlek-trə-ˌfī 
ē-
electrified; electrifying
1
a
: to charge with electricity
b(1)
: to equip for use of electric power
(2)
: to supply with electric power
(3)
: to amplify (music) electronically
2
: to excite intensely or suddenly
the news electrified the nation
Examples of electrify in a Sentence
Many of the rural areas still aren't electrified.
The news electrified the nation.
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In 2024, voters passed 46 of 53 ballot measures for funding public transit, providing $25 billion for projects like electrifying bus fleets, expanding service hours, subsidizing fares for low-income riders and other initiatives.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Ancient cave homes were cleaned, ventilated, electrified, kitted out with bathrooms.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Alonso electrified crowds with his home runs, hitting more than any other player in the NL in 2019 en route to being named Rookie of the Year.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Though only a small portion of the 15,000 or so trucks working the port drayage business were electrified, the number was growing and more trucking firms were trying to figure out how to add them to their fleets.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Ancient cave homes were cleaned, ventilated, electrified, kitted out with bathrooms.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Alonso electrified crowds with his home runs, hitting more than any other player in the NL in 2019 en route to being named Rookie of the Year.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Though only a small portion of the 15,000 or so trucks working the port drayage business were electrified, the number was growing and more trucking firms were trying to figure out how to add them to their fleets.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Electrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrify. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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electrify
verb
elec·tri·fy
i-ˈlek-trə-ˌfī
electrified; electrifying
1
a
: to charge with electricity
b
: to equip for use of electric power or supply with electric power
2
: to cause to feel great or sudden excitement : thrill
electrified the audience
electrification
noun
-ˌlek-trə-fə-ˈkā-shən
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