electrify

ɪˈlɛktrɪˌfaɪ

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Definition of electrify - Reverso English Dictionary

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energysupply electricity to a place or device

The company plans to electrify the rural areas.

energize

power up

electricity

TECH.

adapt a system for electric power

TECH.

They decided to electrify the old railway line.

energize

power

excitementexcite or thrill greatly

Her performance electrified the audience..

energize

stimulate

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Origin of electrify

Greek, elektron (amber) + -fy (to make)

Examples of electrify in a sentence

Efforts to electrify the island are underway.
The company plans to electrify the entire fleet of buses.
Efforts to electrify rural areas have been successful.
The news electrified the whole nation.
The singer's voice electrified the crowd.

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French:électrifier, électriser, ...
German:elektrifizieren, begeistern, ...
Italian:elettrificare, elettrizzare, ...
Spanish:electrificar, electrizar, ...
Portuguese:eletrificar, eletrizar, ...
Chinese:供电, 震撼, ...
Japanese:電気を供給する, 電気化する, ...
Arabic:كَهْرَب, كَهْرَبَ, ...
Hebrew:לְחַשְׁמֵל, לְחַשְׁמֵל, ...
Russian:электрифицировать, электризовать, ...
Ukrainian:електрифікувати, захоплювати, ...
Hindi:विद्युतीकरण करना, बिजलीकरण करना, ...
Bengali:বিদ্যুতায়িত করা, বৈদ্যুতিক করা, ...
Catalan:electrificar, entusiasmar, ...
Czech:elektrifikovat, zavést elektrický pohon, ...
Danish:elektrificere, forsyne med strøm, ...
Dutch:elektrificeren, elektriseren, ...
Greek:ηλεκτροδοτώ, ηλεκτροποιώ, ...
Hungarian:villamosítani, elektromos üzeművé alakítani, ...
Khmer:ផ្គត់ផ្គង់អគ្គិសនីឱ្យ, បំពាក់ប្រព័ន្ធអគ្គិសនី, ...
Korean:공급하다, 전력 시스템으로 개조하다, ...
Persian:برق‌رسانی کردن, برقی کردن, ...
Polish:zelektryfikować, zelektryzować, ...
Portuguese (BR):eletrificar, eletrizar, ...
Romanian:a electrifica, a electriza, ...
Swedish:elektrifiera, ...
Thai:จ่ายไฟฟ้า, ทำให้ใช้ไฟฟ้า, ...
Turkish:elektrik vermek, elektriklendirmek, ...
Vietnamese:cung cấp điện, chuyển đổi sang điện, ...

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