electrify

C2+ Topic:Energy & Industry

US /ɪˈlɛktrəˌfaɪ/ UK /ɪˈlɛktrɪfaɪ/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to charge with electricity; to thrill or excite intensely

The soloist's entrance electrified the audience.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to charge with electricity;... charge energize thrill excite galvanize stir invigorate

Opposites

bore deaden calm

Word family

Forms unelectrified

Derived forms electrificationelectrifyingelectrifier

Related forms electric electricity electron

Etymology

A modern formation from electric (from New Latin electricus 'of amber', from Latin electrum, from Ancient Greek ḗlektron 'amber') + -fy.

ḗlektron Ancient Greek facere Latin

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Energy & Industry Word Formation & Derivatives

# electrify

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ɪˈlɛktrəˌfaɪ
**IPA (UK):** ɪˈlɛktrɪfaɪ

## Meanings
1. to charge with electricity; to thrill or excite intensely

## Examples
- The soloist's entrance electrified the audience.

## Synonyms
- charge
- energize
- thrill
- excite
- galvanize
- stir
- invigorate

## Antonyms
- bore
- deaden
- calm

## Derived Forms
- electrification
- electrifying
- electrifier

## Related Forms
- electric
- electricity
- electron

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ḗlektron
- Root: facere

## Etymology
A modern formation from electric (from New Latin electricus 'of amber', from Latin electrum, from Ancient Greek ḗlektron 'amber') + -fy.

## AI Etymology
Electrify is a modern formation from electric (from New Latin electricus 'of amber', from Latin electrum, from Ancient Greek ḗlektron 'amber') + -fy. Important recorded forms include ḗlektron (Ancient Greek) and facere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to charge with electricity; to thrill or excite intensely. The wider family includes derived forms such as electrification, electrifying, and electrifier and related words such as electric, electricity, and electron.

## Topics
- Energy & Industry
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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