electrify
English
/ɪˈlɛktɹɪfaɪ/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To supply electricity to; to charge with electricity.
- (transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.
- (transitive) To adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, railroad) for electric power.
- (transitive) To strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring; to thrill.
- (intransitive) To become electric.
Etymology
Suffix from English electric.
Origin
English
electric
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acoustoelectric English
- all-electric English
- anelectric English
- antiferroelectric English
- bioelectric English
- chromoelectric English
- dielectric English
- electric English
- electric pressure English
- electrically English
- electrician English
- electricity English
- electricize English
- electricness English
- electrics English
- electrifiable English
- electrification English
- electrifier English
- ferrielectric English
- ferroelectric English
- flexoelectric English
- geoelectric English
- geothermoelectric English
- gravitoelectric English
- gyroelectric English
- helioelectric English
- hydroelectric English
- idioelectric English
- isoelectric English
- magnetoelectric English
- mechanoelectric English
- microelectric English
- myoelectric English
- neuroelectric English
- nonelectric English
- optoelectric English
- paraelectric English
- photoelectric English
- piezoelectric English
- preelectric English
- pyroelectric English
- radioelectric English
- resino-electric English
- spectroelectric English
- stereoelectric English
- telelectric English
- thermoelectric English
- triboelectric English
- triboelectrification English
- turboelectric English
- unelectric English
- ēlectrum Latin
- elektron Norwegian Bokmål
- elektrifiera Swedish
- elektrifiering Swedish
- elektron Norwegian Nynorsk
- elektrik Indonesian
- ēlectricus la-new
- electric
- electrics
- anelectric
- unelectric
- dielectric
- bioelectric
- isoelectric
- myoelectric
- telelectric
- preelectric
- nonelectric
- electrifier
- electrician
- geoelectric
- electricize
- electricity
- all-electric
- pyroelectric
- idioelectric
- electrically
- electricness
- optoelectric
- paraelectric
- gyroelectric
- triboelectric
- radioelectric
- piezoelectric
- microelectric
- helioelectric
- electrifiable
- ferrielectric
- flexoelectric
- hydroelectric
- neuroelectric
- ferroelectric
- turboelectric
- photoelectric
- thermoelectric
- chromoelectric
- stereoelectric
- acoustoelectric
- resino-electric
- mechanoelectric
- spectroelectric
- gravitoelectric
- electrification
- magnetoelectric
- electric pressure
- antiferroelectric
- geothermoelectric
- triboelectrification