electrified

UK: /ɪˈlɛktrɪfaɪd/

From the verb electrify: (⇒ conjugate)

electrified is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

e•lec•tri•fy /ɪˈlɛktrəˌfaɪ/   v. [~ + object] , -fied, -fy•ing. 

1. Electricity to charge with electricity; apply electricity to:
   A neon sign must be electrified to work.
2. Electricity to supply with or equip for the use of electric power, as an area or railroad.
3. to thrill, excite, or astonish:
   The rock star electrified the audience with her performance.

e•lec•tri•fi•ca•tion /ɪˌlɛktrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/  n. 

[uncountable] the electrification of a village in the mountains.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

e•lec•tri•fy  (i lek′trə fī′), v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. 

1. Electricity to charge with or subject to electricity;
   apply electricity to.
2. Electricity to supply (a region, community, etc.) with electric power:
   The valley wasn't electrified until 1936.
3. Electricity to equip for the use of electric power, as a railroad.
4. to excite greatly;
   thrill:
   to electrify an audience.

• electr- + -ify 1735–45

e•lec′tri•fi•ca′tion, n. 
e•lec′tri•fi′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 4. . stir, rouse, dazzle.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

electrify / ɪˈlɛktrɪˌfaɪ/ verb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)(transitive)

1. to adapt or equip (a system, device, etc) for operation by electrical power
2. to charge with or subject to electricity
3. to startle or excite intensely; shock or thrill

eˈlectriˌfiable adjective

eˌlectrifiˈcation noun

eˈlectriˌfier noun