electricalize en · VERB
Etymology
From electrical + -ize.
Meanings
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(archaic, rare, transitive) To electrify.
[…] many of the metals also have been prepared by electrical means. If a dilute solution of a metal be electricalized, the metal is not deposited on the cathode; […]
1921, Alexander Russell Bond, Scientific American Monthly, volumes 3-4, page 321:The trees were all wired. They were electricalizing them to avoid spring frosts by thermostatic control.
1929, Kentucky State Horticultural Society, Transactions: Being a Report of the ... Annual Meeting, page 169:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| electricalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| electricalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| electricalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| electricalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |