ELECTRIFIED

ELECTRIFY

electrify, wire

(verb) equip for use with electricity; “electrify an appliance”

electrify

(verb) charge (a conductor) with electricity

electrify

(verb) excite suddenly and intensely; “The news electrified us”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Adjective

electrified (not comparable)

Antonyms

• non-electrified, nonelectrified

• unelectrified

Verb

electrified

simple past tense and past participle of electrify

Source: Wiktionary

ELECTRIFY

E*lec"tri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Electrified; p. pr. & vb. n. Electrifying.] Etym: [Electric + -fy.]

1. To communicate electricity to; to charge with electricity; as, to electrify a jar.

2. To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to; as, to electrify a limb, or the body.

3. To excite suddenly and violently, esp. by something highly delightful or inspiriting; to thrill; as, this patriotic sentiment 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. Macaulay. Try whether she could electrify Mr. Grandcourt by mentioning it to him at table. G. Eliot.

E*lec"tri*fy, v. i.

Definition: To become electric.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition