e·lec·tri·fy

(ĭ-lĕk′trə-fī′)

tr.v. e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing, e·lec·tri·fies

1. To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor).

a. To wire or equip (a building, for example) for the use of electric power.

b. To provide with electric power.

c. Music To amplify (music) by electronic means.

3. To thrill, startle greatly, or shock: a powerful performance that electrified the audience.

[electri(c) + -fy.]

e·lec′tri·fi′a·ble adj.

e·lec′tri·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

e·lec′tri·fi′er n.

e·lec′tri·fy′ing·ly adv.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	electrification - the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group activating, energizing, activation - the activity of causing to have energy and be active
	2.	electrification - the act of providing electricity; "the electrification of rural Tennessee" exploitation, development - the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"

Translations

كَهْرَبَه

elektrificering

électrification

villamosítás

rafmögnun, rafvæîing

elettrificazione

elektrifisering overgang til elektrisk drift

электрификация

elektrifikácia

elektriklendirme

电气化起电

electrification

[ɪˈlektrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → electrificación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

electrification

[ɪˌlɛktrɪfɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n

[house, town, area] → électrification f

[railway, railway line] → électrification f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

electrification

n → Elektrifizierung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

electrification

[ɪˈlɛktrɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n (of railway) → elettrificazione f; (of audience) → elettrizzazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

electricity

(elekˈtrisəti) noun

a form of energy used to give heat, light, power etc. worked by electricity; Don't waste electricity.

electric (əˈlektrik) adjective

1. of, produced by, or worked by electricity. electric light.

2. full of excitement. The atmosphere in the theatre was electric.

eˈlectrical adjective

related to electricity. electrical engineering; electrical appliances; an electrical fault.

eˈlectrically adverb

Is this machine electrically operated?

ˌelecˈtrician (-ʃən) noun

a person whose job is to make, install, repair etc electrical equipment. The electrician mended the electric fan.

eˈlectrified (-faid) adjective

supplied or charged with electricity. an electrified fence.

eˈlectrify (-fai) verb

1. to convert (a railway etc) to the use of electricity as the moving power.

2. to excite or astonish. The news electrified us.

eˌlectrifiˈcation (-fi) noun

eˈlectrifying adjective

an electrifying speech.

electric chair

a chair used to execute criminals by sending a powerful electric current through them.