To excite suddenly and violently, especially by something highly delightful or inspiriting; to thrill; as, this patriotic sentiment electrified the audience
If people are electrified by an event or experience, it makes them feel very excited and surprised. The world was electrified by his courage and resistance. = thrill + electrifying elec·tri·fy·ing He gave an electrifying performance
When a railway system or railway line is electrified, electric cables are put over the tracks, or electric rails are put beside them, so that the trains can be powered by electricity. The west-coast line was electrified as long ago as 1974. the electrified section of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Project of the U.S. government in the 1930s. As part of the New Deal, the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) was established (1935) to bring electric power to farms, thereby raising the standard of rural living and slowing the migration of farm workers to cities. Providing low-interest loans to construct power plants and power lines to rural areas, the project eventually equipped over 98% of U.S. farms with electricity