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electrifies

electrifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of electrify.

Meaning of electrify

Verb

electrify (third-person singular simple present electrifies, present participle electrifying, simple past and past participle electrified)

  1. (transitive) To supply electricity to; to charge with electricity.
    • to electrify a cable
  2. (transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.
    • to electrify a limb, or the body
  3. (transitive) To adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, vehicle, railroad) for electric power.
    • And I want to get different kinds of sound. I want to electrify myself a bit. I got a phase shifter for my guitar, and I've been playing with a drum machine.1986, Bernard Brannner, quoting Blackberri, “Blackberri: Singing for Our Lives”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 180
  4. (transitive) To strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring; to thrill.
    • Her performance in the play electrified the audience.
  5. (intransitive) To make electric.

Questions about electrifies

What is electrifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Electrifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of electrify.

Words near electrifies in the dictionary

  1. electrification
  2. electrifications
  3. electrified
  4. electrifier
  5. electrifiers
  6. electrifies
  7. electrify
  8. electrifying
  9. electrifyingly
  10. electrine
  11. electrino

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