Electrocute

verb

/əˈlektɹəkjuːt/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.verbTo kill by electric shock.

"Her hairdryer fell into the tub while she was bathing, and she was electrocuted."

2.verbTo execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.

"The executioner threw the switch on Old Sparky, and the condemned prisoner was electrocuted for his crimes."

3.verbTo inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.

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