electrifying
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Electrify \E*lec"tri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Electrified}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Electrifying} .] [Electric + -fy.]
1. To communicate electricity to; to charge with electricity;
as, to electrify a jar.
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2. To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by
electricity; to give an electric shock to; as, to
electrify a limb, or the body.
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3. To excite suddenly and violently, esp. by something highly
delightful or inspiriting; to thrill; as, this patriotic
sentiment electrified the audience.
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If the sovereign were now to immure a subject in
defiance of the writ of habeas corpus . . . the
whole nation would be instantly electrified by the
news. --Macaulay.
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Try whether she could electrify Mr. Grandcourt by
mentioning it to him at table. --G. Eliot.
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4. To equip for employment of electric power; to modify (a
device) so that it uses electrical power as the main
source of energy; as, to electrify a railroad.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "electrifying":
abrupt, astonishing, battery-powered, dynamoelectric, electric,
electric-powered, electrified, electrochemical, electrodynamic,
electrokinetic, electromechanical, electrometric, electromotive,
electropneumatic, electrostatic, electrothermal, galvanic,
galvanometric, hasty, headlong, hydroelectric, impetuous,
impulsive, jarring, jolting, nerve-shattering, photoelectric,
piezoelectric, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, quick,
shocking, speedy, staggering, startling, static, stunning, sudden,
surprising, swift, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseen,
unlooked-for, unpredicted, voltaic
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