electrify (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[electrify 词源字典]
1745, "to charge with electricity, cause electricity to pass through;" see electric + -fy. Figurative sense recorded by 1752. Meaning "convert a factory, industry, etc., to electrical power" is by 1902. Related: Electrified; electrifying.[electrify etymology, electrify origin, 英语词源]