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 Marty Supreme’s electrifying opening moments, the audience is introduced to the wiry 20-something (played by Timothée Chalamet) in 1950s New York.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 Dec. 2025
Directed by Mona Fastvold and cowritten by Brady Corbet, director of The Brutalist (which the pair also wrote together), the lushly immersive sort of musical stars an electrifying Amanda Seyfried as Ann Lee, founding leader of the burgeoning Shaker religious movement in the mid-18th century.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2025
Then in July 2026, Uranus enters Gemini, creating a rare triad of Fire and Air that electrifies communication, creativity, and financial flow.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
Tellinghuisen disputed that electrifying buildings will drive up costs and threaten the reliability of the electric grid.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 Dec. 2025
Directed by Mona Fastvold and cowritten by Brady Corbet, director of The Brutalist (which the pair also wrote together), the lushly immersive sort of musical stars an electrifying Amanda Seyfried as Ann Lee, founding leader of the burgeoning Shaker religious movement in the mid-18th century.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2025
Then in July 2026, Uranus enters Gemini, creating a rare triad of Fire and Air that electrifies communication, creativity, and financial flow.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
Tellinghuisen disputed that electrifying buildings will drive up costs and threaten the reliability of the electric grid.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Electrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrify. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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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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