Definition
To supply with electricity; to make something electric or to install electrical systems.
Etymology
From 'electrical' (18th century, from 'electric') plus suffix '-ize'. This variant competed with 'electrify' in the 19th century but fell out of favor.
Kelly Says
This word shows how new technologies create competing terms—some towns 'electricalized' while others 'electrified,' and eventually one term won out in each region!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኤሌክትሪክ
ae-lek-trik
ARالعربية
كهربائي
ke-hrab-ai
BNবাংলা
বিদ্যুৎকরণ
bi-d-yut-kor-on
CACatalà
electrificar
eh-lek-tri-fi-kar
CSČeština
elektrifikovat
eh-lek-tri-fi-ko-vat
DADansk
elektrificere
eh-lek-tri-fi-re
DEDeutsch
elektrisch machen
eh-lek-tresh-machen
ELΕλληνικά
ηλεκτροδομή
i-lek-tro-do-mi
ESEspañol
electrificar
eh-lek-tri-fi-kar
FAفارسی
الکتریکی
al-ek-tri-ki
FISuomi
sähköistää
sähköistää
FRFrançais
électrifier
e-lek-tri-fi-er
GUGU
ઇલેક્ટ્રિફાઇ
i-lek-tri-fi
HAHA
elektrify
eh-lek-tri-fi
HEעברית
לעורר חשמל
le-or-er cha-shmal
HIहिन्दी
विद्युतीकरण
vidyutikaran
HUMagyar
villamosítani
vil-la-mos-i-ta-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
listrik
lis-trik
IGIG
elektrify
eh-lek-tri-fi
ITItaliano
elettrificare
e-lek-tri-fi-ka-re
KKKK
электрiфік
eh-lek-tri-fi-k
KO한국어
전기화하다
jeon-gi-hwa-ha-da
MRMR
इलेक्ट्रिफाय
i-lek-tri-fi-ai
MSBahasa Melayu
elektrifikasi
eh-lek-tri-fi-ka-si
MYမြန်မာ
လျှပ်စစ်
l-y-ep-sit
NLNederlands
elektrificeren
eh-lek-tri-fe-ren
NONorsk
elektrisere
eh-lek-tri-se-re
PAPA
ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰਿਫਾਈ
i-lek-tri-fi-ai
PLPolski
elektryfikować
eh-lek-try-fi-ko-vat
PTPortuguês
electrificar
eh-lek-tri-fi-kar
RORomână
electrifica
eh-lek-tri-fi-ka
RUРусский
электрифицировать
elektrifitsirovat'
SVSvenska
elektrifiera
eh-lek-tri-fi-era
SWKiswahili
kuza umeme
koo-za oo-me-me
TEతెలుగు
ఎలక్ట్రిఫికేషన్
e-lek-tri-fi-ka-shon
TLTL
elektrify
eh-lek-tri-fi
TRTürkçe
elektrifikasyon
eh-lek-tri-fi-ka-syon
UKУкраїнська
електрифікувати
ye-lek-tri-fi-ku-vat
URاردو
الیکٹریفیکیشن
al-ik-tri-fi-ka-shon
VITiếng Việt
điện hóa
dien hoa
YOYO
elektrify
eh-lek-tri-fi
ZUZU
ukuza umeme
oo-koo-za oo-me-me