Topic: TRAINS, RAILWAYS
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e‧lec‧tri‧fy
past tense and past participle electrified, present participle electrifying, third person singular electrifies [transitive]
past tense and past participle electrified, present participle electrifying, third person singular electrifies [transitive]1 if a performance or a speech electrifies people, it makes them feel very interested or excited :
She would sit at the piano and sing, electrifying us all.
She would sit at the piano and sing, electrifying us all.2TTTTPE to change a railway so that it uses electrical power, or to supply a building or area with electricity :
The west coast main line has been electrified.
The west coast main line has been electrified. —electrifying adjective
—electrified adjective:
electrified fences
electrified fences —electrification
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