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to electrify

to electrify

20 4.2
To give a building, machine, or vehicle electricity so it can work
  • verb
  • /ɪˈlɛktrɪˌfaɪ/
  • Specialized
: electrificar
  • Besides 23 homes, the community school and the church were electrified.

That is just the cost of the grid upgrade for EVs that does not include electrifying everything.

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Examples

  • When ASME celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1930, about 80 percent of urban dwellings were electrified.

    Academic text (2005)

  • After that point, we would need to electrify transportation in the cheapest manner.

    Blog text (5)

  • A big thing he also went on to say is we are going to electrify America's fleet or a federal fleet of vehicles.

    Meet Kevin

  • Once we have clean electricity, we can begin to electrify many processes from steel-making to heating that now require fossil fuels.

    Time to Choose (2015)

  • Tetalman said he would champion electrifying transportation, as well as high-speed rail, if elected.

    Blog text (24)

  • According to the Philippine Department of Energy website, 81.6 percent of the barangays were electrified as of July.

    Academic text (2001)

  • As low-cost electrification has spread, the use of electrified irrigation has grown explosively.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The team worked hard to electrify the new train line, ensuring it would run smoothly.

  • They plan to electrify every home in the community, providing reliable power to all residents.

  • The scientists aimed to electrify the device, allowing it to function efficiently in remote areas.

Synonyms

to charge
vsto electrify
156 2.3

Put electricity into a battery or device

provide electrical power so the object runs or carries current
to energize
vsto electrify
  • US
30 4.7

To give more energy to something, for example with electricity or light

supply electrical power specifically rather than raising general energy
to charge up
vsto electrify
4 3.5

To connect a battery or device to electricity so it has power

supply electrical power generally not only for restoring batteries

Antonyms

to deactivate
63 3.9

To make a device, system, or account stop working

How Electrified

to energize
  • US
30 4.7
to power
455 3.7
to electrify
  • Specialized
20 4.2
to charge
156 2.3
to plug in
54 2.8

Surface Forms

electrify infinitive
electrified past
electrified past participle
electrifying present participle
electrifies third person singular

Morphology

electrify = electric (transparent) = electr + ify

The word 'electrify' is transparently derived from 'electric' with the suffix '-ify', meaning to make or supply with electricity.

Etymology

Electrify comes from the same root as electric and electricity, which go back to the old idea of amber, because rubbing amber makes a small electric shock. So to electrify something in the physical sense is to give it electric power or a charge.