electrifyverb [ T ]
uk/iˈlek.trɪ.faɪ/us/iˈlek.trə.faɪ/electrify verb [ T ] (POWER)
to make a machine or system operate using electricity when it did not before:
The east coast railway line has been electrified.
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Electricity & electronics
- anodize
- anti-static
- chargeable
- charger
- conduction
- destructive interference
- electric
- electric field
- electric shock
- electromagnetic
- flow
- generation
- ground
- homing
- input
- linesman
- rechargeable
- resistor
- solid-state
- transistorized
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Railways & railway lines
electrify verb [ T ] (EXCITE)
to make a person or group extremely excited by what you say or do:
She electrified her audience with her vivid stories.
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Making people excited and interested
- absorbed
- animate
- be sb's bag idiom
- breathe (new) life into sth idiom
- captivate
- capture
- catch
- enthuse
- entrance 1
- intoxicate
- intrigue
- occupy
- pulse
- pump
- pump sb up
- reinvigorate
- swing
- whip sb into sth
- whip sth up
- wow factor
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