Perpetuate vs Electrify - What's the difference?
perpetuate | electrify |
To make perpetual; to preserve from extinction or oblivion.
To prolong the existence of.
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.
* Macaulay
* George Eliot
* '>citation
To become electric.
to adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, railroad) for electric power
In transitive terms the difference between perpetuate and electrify
is that perpetuate is to prolong the existence of while electrify is to excite suddenly and violently, especially by something highly delightful or inspiriting; to thrill.perpetuate
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Verb
(perpetuat)- (Addison)
- (Burke)
Derived terms
* perpetuable * perpetuance * perpetuation * perpetuatorelectrify
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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.