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- pronunciation:
- ih
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
electrifies, electrifying, electrified |
| definition 1: |
to charge with electricity.
As an added precaution against illegal entry, the fence around the compound was electrified.- similar words:
- charge, energize, power
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| definition 2: |
to provide with, or equip for the use of, electric power.
Major cities in the U.S. began to be electrified in the early twentieth century.- synonyms:
- wire
- similar words:
- charge, energize, power
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| definition 3: |
to shock, startle, or excite.
The performer's dramatic entrance electrified the audience.- synonyms:
- exhilarate, thrill
- similar words:
- dazzle, excite, fire up, galvanize, intoxicate, rouse, shock, stagger, stimulate, stir, stun
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| related words: |
amaze, exhilarate, inflame, ravish, shock |
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| derivations: |
electrification (n.), electrifier (n.) |
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