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de-electrify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
de--elec-tri-fy
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the electrification for powering electric trains from a railway.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From de- + electrify.

Inflected Forms

de-electrifies (present, singular) de-electrifying (participle, present) de-electrified (participle, past) de-electrified (past)

Questions

What does de-electrify mean?
To remove the electrification for powering electric trains from a railway.
Where does de-electrify come from?
From de- + electrify.

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