electrify
verb
elec·tri·fy
i-ˈlek-trə-ˌfī 
ē-
electrified; electrifying
1
a
: to charge with electricity
b(1)
: to equip for use of electric power
(2)
: to supply with electric power
(3)
: to amplify (music) electronically
2
: to excite intensely or suddenly
the news electrified the nation
Synonyms
Examples of electrify in a Sentence
Many of the rural areas still aren't electrified.
The news electrified the nation.
Recent Examples on the Web
Drivers/skippers are also urged to take the U8 to a workshop for an inspection after unintentionally (or perhaps intentionally) taking their luxury electrified 3,460-kilogram car/yacht into the water.
—
Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 19 Apr. 2024
In recent weeks, the surge in attention toward women's sports has been electrifying.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 16 Apr. 2024
The former mandates wide swaths of the heavy-duty vehicle sector to be electrified by 2035, and the latter requires locomotives to begin transitioning to zero-emissions technology in 2030.
—Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2024
The company intends to spend over $50 billion through the end of the decade to electrify its lineup, despite a recent slowdown in EV sales growth and surging demand for hybrids.
—Steve Mollman, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2024
By 2026, Ferrari says 60 percent of its road-going vehicles will be electrified—hybrid or fully electric.
—Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
Our energy systems need to be electrified to reduce emissions from burning fossil fuels.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
The big three have electrified those big sellers, but there’s one small problem with the plan: People aren’t buying in.
—Steve Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
In the future, the goal is to expand the research by electrifying a section of an Indiana interstate.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2024
Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 19 Apr. 2024
In recent weeks, the surge in attention toward women's sports has been electrifying.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 16 Apr. 2024
The former mandates wide swaths of the heavy-duty vehicle sector to be electrified by 2035, and the latter requires locomotives to begin transitioning to zero-emissions technology in 2030.
—Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2024
The company intends to spend over $50 billion through the end of the decade to electrify its lineup, despite a recent slowdown in EV sales growth and surging demand for hybrids.
—Steve Mollman, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2024
By 2026, Ferrari says 60 percent of its road-going vehicles will be electrified—hybrid or fully electric.
—Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
Our energy systems need to be electrified to reduce emissions from burning fossil fuels.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
The big three have electrified those big sellers, but there’s one small problem with the plan: People aren’t buying in.
—Steve Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
In the future, the goal is to expand the research by electrifying a section of an Indiana interstate.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2024
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electrify
verb
elec·tri·fy
i-ˈlek-trə-ˌfī
electrified; electrifying
1
a
: to charge with electricity
b
: to equip for use of electric power or supply with electric power
2
: to cause to feel great or sudden excitement : thrill
electrified the audience
electrification
noun
-ˌlek-trə-fə-ˈkā-shən
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