Electrify
verb
To make something use electricity when it did not before.
The city was electrified in the early 20th century
Often appears as...
- electrify a city
- electrify a railway
verb
To excite or thrill someone.
The singer's performance electrified the audience
Often appears as...
- electrify the audience
- electrify the crowd
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Approving
verb
To equip with an electric power supply.
Plans to electrify the railway line were announced
Often appears as...
- electrify railway line
- plans to electrify
verb
To make something use electricity when it did not before.
The city was electrified in the early 20th century
Often appears as...
- electrify a city
- electrify a railway
verb
To excite or thrill someone.
The singer's performance electrified the audience
Often appears as...
- electrify the audience
- electrify the crowd
Usage tips
Approving
verb
To equip with an electric power supply.
Plans to electrify the railway line were announced
Often appears as...
- electrify railway line
- plans to electrify
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
When 'electrify' is used in a historical sense, it indicates a significant innovation.
Invention of the light bulb helped electrify cities.
Pro Tip 2/3Technological Upgrade
'Electrify' often marks transition from manual or old methods to modern, electric ones.
The old press was electrified to increase productivity.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Literal
Sometimes 'electrify' is used metaphorically to mean modernize or energize.
The new policies will electrify our outdated systems.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
When 'electrify' is used in a historical sense, it indicates a significant innovation.
Invention of the light bulb helped electrify cities.
Pro Tip 2/3Technological Upgrade
'Electrify' often marks transition from manual or old methods to modern, electric ones.
The old press was electrified to increase productivity.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Literal
Sometimes 'electrify' is used metaphorically to mean modernize or energize.
The new policies will electrify our outdated systems.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
When 'electrify' is used in a historical sense, it indicates a significant innovation.
Invention of the light bulb helped electrify cities.
Pro Tip 2/3Technological Upgrade
'Electrify' often marks transition from manual or old methods to modern, electric ones.
The old press was electrified to increase productivity.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Literal
Sometimes 'electrify' is used metaphorically to mean modernize or energize.
The new policies will electrify our outdated systems.
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Dennis Hong: My 7...
Nobody criticizes any opinion. This is important, because many times, students fear or feel uncomfortable about how others might think about their opinions and thoughts. So once you do this, it is amazing how the students open up. They have these wacky, cool, crazy, brilliant ideas, and the whole room is just electrified with creative energy.
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How frustration can make...
he had to set up these rumbling, repetitive riffs in the bass. And he stood up twisting, pounding down on the keys, desperately trying to create enough volume to reach the people in the back row. It's an electrifying performance. It somehow has this peaceful quality,
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How to bring affordable,...
and other economic activities. Merely electrifying households and microenterprises cannot solve this deeper energy poverty. To solve energy poverty, we need to deliver reliable, affordable electricity at scale, to power economy-wide job creation and income growth.
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How much electricity...
that contribute to global warming. We’ll have to eliminate these emissions entirely to ensure a sustainable future for humanity. The first step to doing so, for many industries, is to switch from fossil fuels to electric power. We'll need to electrify cars,
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Everything you need to...
The book traces Dr. Frankenstein's futile quest to impart and sustain life. He constructs his monster part by part from dead matter and electrifies it into conscious being. Upon completing the experiment, however, he's horrified at the result and flees.
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Elon Musk: The future...
It's kind of puttering along, but it's making good progress, so -- So an even bigger part of your time is being spent on electrifying cars and transport through Tesla. Is one of the motivations for the tunneling project the realization that actually,
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Amory Lovins: A 40-year...
Rather, when smart autos exchange electricity and information through smart buildings with smart grids, they're adding to the grid valuable flexibility and storage that help the grid integrate varying solar and wind power. So the electrified autos
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Dan Barber: A surprising...
He rewired it. He invented it. I've never seen it. Have you? You fence in animals. You electrify the inside. He doesn't. He electrifies only the outside. Why? Because he said to me that he felt like the geese --
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Nuclear Explosion in the...
matter of months our 21st century technology driven world will be catapulted back to a non electrified time this is the worst case scenario but one that could happen on your watch with
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How can sculptures save...
are the basic steps design a sculpture welded immerse Electrify source homeless fragments attached with wires and pliers and watch
Video examples
Dennis Hong: My 7...
Nobody criticizes any opinion. This is important, because many times, students fear or feel uncomfortable about how others might think about their opinions and thoughts. So once you do this, it is amazing how the students open up. They have these wacky, cool, crazy, brilliant ideas, and the whole room is just electrified with creative energy.
Video examples
How frustration can make...
he had to set up these rumbling, repetitive riffs in the bass. And he stood up twisting, pounding down on the keys, desperately trying to create enough volume to reach the people in the back row. It's an electrifying performance. It somehow has this peaceful quality,
Video examples
How to bring affordable,...
and other economic activities. Merely electrifying households and microenterprises cannot solve this deeper energy poverty. To solve energy poverty, we need to deliver reliable, affordable electricity at scale, to power economy-wide job creation and income growth.
Video examples
How much electricity...
that contribute to global warming. We’ll have to eliminate these emissions entirely to ensure a sustainable future for humanity. The first step to doing so, for many industries, is to switch from fossil fuels to electric power. We'll need to electrify cars,
Video examples
Everything you need to...
The book traces Dr. Frankenstein's futile quest to impart and sustain life. He constructs his monster part by part from dead matter and electrifies it into conscious being. Upon completing the experiment, however, he's horrified at the result and flees.
Video examples
Elon Musk: The future...
It's kind of puttering along, but it's making good progress, so -- So an even bigger part of your time is being spent on electrifying cars and transport through Tesla. Is one of the motivations for the tunneling project the realization that actually,
Video examples
Amory Lovins: A 40-year...
Rather, when smart autos exchange electricity and information through smart buildings with smart grids, they're adding to the grid valuable flexibility and storage that help the grid integrate varying solar and wind power. So the electrified autos
Video examples
Dan Barber: A surprising...
He rewired it. He invented it. I've never seen it. Have you? You fence in animals. You electrify the inside. He doesn't. He electrifies only the outside. Why? Because he said to me that he felt like the geese --
Video examples
Nuclear Explosion in the...
matter of months our 21st century technology driven world will be catapulted back to a non electrified time this is the worst case scenario but one that could happen on your watch with
Video examples
How can sculptures save...
are the basic steps design a sculpture welded immerse Electrify source homeless fragments attached with wires and pliers and watch
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Rory Kinnear
English Actor
When I was 15, I was asked to do 'Cyrano de Bergerac' at school, and it fundamentally changed my life. It's obviously an extraordinarily diverse and potentially electrifying part. It's a big leading part, and I hadn't really played anything like that before; I was the one doing the comedy side bit.
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Lana Del Rey
American Musician
When I found somebody who I fell in love with, it made me feel different than I felt the rest of the day. It was electrifying. That's what inspired the 'Off to the Races' melodies. That's one of the times when you're feeling electrified by someone else and they make you happy to be alive.
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Lindsay Duncan
Scottish Actress
I do feel almost violent when I'm watching things that I don't think are good enough. I get furious for the audience. I want to say to them, 'This play is not supposed to be like this. They've got it completely wrong. You should be electrified by this.
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Lu Guanqiu
Chinese Businessman
Wanxiang and Ener1 share a vision to help fulfill our country's strong commitment to electrifying transportation on a mass scale and to deploy lithium-ion technology to improve the effectiveness of the power grid.
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Kyle Lowry
American Athlete
Our fan base in Toronto is crazy. Every single night we sell out. The fans come there and support us and they do a great job of coming out cheering loud and showing their passion and electrifying the building.
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Rita Dove
American Poet
What is ironic is that Allen Ginsberg's importance was in its twilight for so many years that it took his death to bring it to the front page. He electrified an entire world!
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Henry Miller
American Author
To live without killing is a thought which could electrify the world, if men were only capable of staying awake long enough to let the idea soak in.
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Ken Griffey Jr.
American Athlete
You play the game a certain way, and people think your personality off the field should be just as electrifying. That's not the case.
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Haris Pasovic
Bosniak Director
Art has to be able to match life, to respond to the ever-changing forms of the world, to electrify the audience.
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Leopoldo Lopez
Venezuelan Politician
A national primary election would electrify the people and give them a larger stake in the outcome.
Quote examples
Rory Kinnear
English Actor
When I was 15, I was asked to do 'Cyrano de Bergerac' at school, and it fundamentally changed my life. It's obviously an extraordinarily diverse and potentially electrifying part. It's a big leading part, and I hadn't really played anything like that before; I was the one doing the comedy side bit.
Quote examples
Lana Del Rey
American Musician
When I found somebody who I fell in love with, it made me feel different than I felt the rest of the day. It was electrifying. That's what inspired the 'Off to the Races' melodies. That's one of the times when you're feeling electrified by someone else and they make you happy to be alive.
Quote examples
Lindsay Duncan
Scottish Actress
I do feel almost violent when I'm watching things that I don't think are good enough. I get furious for the audience. I want to say to them, 'This play is not supposed to be like this. They've got it completely wrong. You should be electrified by this.
Quote examples
Lu Guanqiu
Chinese Businessman
Wanxiang and Ener1 share a vision to help fulfill our country's strong commitment to electrifying transportation on a mass scale and to deploy lithium-ion technology to improve the effectiveness of the power grid.
Quote examples
Kyle Lowry
American Athlete
Our fan base in Toronto is crazy. Every single night we sell out. The fans come there and support us and they do a great job of coming out cheering loud and showing their passion and electrifying the building.
Quote examples
Rita Dove
American Poet
What is ironic is that Allen Ginsberg's importance was in its twilight for so many years that it took his death to bring it to the front page. He electrified an entire world!
Quote examples
Henry Miller
American Author
To live without killing is a thought which could electrify the world, if men were only capable of staying awake long enough to let the idea soak in.
Quote examples
Ken Griffey Jr.
American Athlete
You play the game a certain way, and people think your personality off the field should be just as electrifying. That's not the case.
Quote examples
Haris Pasovic
Bosniak Director
Art has to be able to match life, to respond to the ever-changing forms of the world, to electrify the audience.
Quote examples
Leopoldo Lopez
Venezuelan Politician
A national primary election would electrify the people and give them a larger stake in the outcome.
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