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e·lec·tri·fy

(ĭ-lĕk′trə-fī′)

tr.v. e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing, e·lec·tri·fies

1. To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor).

a. To wire or equip (a building, for example) for the use of electric power.

b. To provide with electric power.

c. Music To amplify (music) by electronic means.

3. To thrill, startle greatly, or shock: a powerful performance that electrified the audience.

[electri(c) + -fy.]

e·lec′tri·fi′a·ble adj.

e·lec′tri·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

e·lec′tri·fi′er n.

e·lec′tri·fy′ing·ly adv.

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electrifying

(ɪˈlɛktrɪfaɪɪŋ)

adj

thrilling

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Adj.

electrifying - causing a surge of emotion or excitement; "she gave an electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to watch"

thrilling

exciting - creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"

Translations

مُثير للحَماس

électrisant

felvillanyozó

rafmagnaîur; spennandi

fascinerende fjetrende oppildnende

coşturucu

令人激动的

electrifying

[ɪˈlektrɪfaɪɪŋ] ADJ [performance] → electrizante

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

electrifying

[ɪˈlɛktrɪfaɪɪŋ] adj (= thrilling) → électrisant(e), galvanisant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

electrifying

adj (fig) → elektrisierend

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

electrifying

[ɪˈlɛktrɪfaɪɪŋ] adj → elettrizzante

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electricity

(elekˈtrisəti) noun

a form of energy used to give heat, light, power etc. worked by electricity; Don't waste electricity.

electric (əˈlektrik) adjective

1. of, produced by, or worked by electricity. electric light.

2. full of excitement. The atmosphere in the theatre was electric.

eˈlectrical adjective

related to electricity. electrical engineering; electrical appliances; an electrical fault.

eˈlectrically adverb

Is this machine electrically operated?

ˌelecˈtrician (-ʃən) noun

a person whose job is to make, install, repair etc electrical equipment. The electrician mended the electric fan.

eˈlectrified (-faid) adjective

supplied or charged with electricity. an electrified fence.

eˈlectrify (-fai) verb

1. to convert (a railway etc) to the use of electricity as the moving power.

2. to excite or astonish. The news electrified us.

eˌlectrifiˈcation (-fi) noun

eˈlectrifying adjective

an electrifying speech.

electric chair

a chair used to execute criminals by sending a powerful electric current through them.

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Now at the very END of this riot, within four feet of the end of the picture, and full thirty-six feet from the beginning of it, the Hair Trunk bursts with an electrifying suddenness upon the spectator, in all its matchless perfection, and the great master's triumph is sweeping and complete.

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Brooke, "going into electrifying your land and that kind of thing, and making a parlor of your cow-house.

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