To electrify something is to turn it into a conductor of electricity. When you electrify a metal object, you make it possible for electricity to flow through it.
The experiment was designed to test the theories that electricity could be electrified.
The board was electrified with an electric current, which made the pieces move.
verb
equip for use with electricity
Synonyms:
verb
charge (a conductor) with electricity
verb
excite suddenly and intensely
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They electrified the channel.
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The men electrified the village.
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The people electrified the tunnel.
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The entire course of the track is electrified.
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The feeling in the halls was always electrifying.
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The line was electrified in the 20th century.
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They used the defibrillator to electrify the beasts.
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This caused the popularity of the electrified guitar to soar.
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The chandelier in the entryway is plain and has been electrified.
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The deviation was electrified along with the rest of the line in 1957.