Electrocute vs Electrify - What's the difference?
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To cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock.
(informal) To inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally.
To communicate or supply electricity to; to charge with electricity.
To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.
To excite suddenly and violently, especially by something highly delightful or inspiriting; to thrill.
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* George Eliot
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To become electric.
to adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, railroad) for electric power
In transitive terms the difference between electrocute and electrify
is that electrocute is to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock while electrify is to excite suddenly and violently, especially by something highly delightful or inspiriting; to thrill.electrocute
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Verb
(electrocut)- He was electrocuted for his crimes.
Usage notes
Formally, the words electrocute'' and ''electrocution'' always imply fatality. Informally, however, these terms are rather often used to refer to serious but nonfatal electric shocks. Strictly correct usage is to reserve ''electrocute'' and ''electrocution'' for fatal electric shocks, and to use ''shock'' or ''electric shock for nonfatal ones.electrify
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(Webster 1913)Verb
(en-verb)- to electrify a jar
- to electrify a limb, or the body
- 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.
- Try whether she could electrify Mr. Grandcourt by mentioning it to him at table.