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   Electrify (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Electrified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Electrifying  (?).] [Electric + -fy.]
   1. To communicate electricity to; to charge with electricity; as, “to electrify a jar”.
   
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   2. To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to; as, “to electrify a limb, or the body”.
   
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   3. To excite suddenly and violently, esp. by something highly delightful or inspiriting; to thrill; as, “this patriotic sentiment electrified the audience”.
   
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   If the sovereign were now to immure a subject in defiance of the writ of habeas corpus . . . the whole nation would be instantly electrified by the news. Macaulay.
   
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   Try whether she could electrify Mr. Grandcourt by mentioning it to him at table. G. Eliot.
   
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   4. To equip for employment of electric power; to modify (a device) so that it uses electrical power as the main source of energy; as, “to electrify a railroad”.
   
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   Electrify, v. i. To become electric.
   
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