electrify
verb [T] (POWER) /ɪˈlek.trɪ.faɪ/Definition
› to make a machine or system operate using electricity when it did not before: The east coast railway line has been electrified.Electricity and electronicsRailways and railway lines
(Definition of electrify verb (POWER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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