ELECTRIFY

electrify. Electrify, v. to communicate to or affect by, the electrical fluid, to become electric

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E‐lec″tri‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Electrified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Electrifying.] [[Electric + -fy.]] 1. 1. To communicate electricity to; to charge with electricity; as, to electrify a jar.
2. 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.
3. 3. To excite suddenly and violently, esp. by something highly delightful or inspiriting; to thrill; as, this patriotic sentiment electrified the audience.
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. Try whether she could electrify Mr. Grandcourt by mentioning it to him at table. G. Eliot.