Electrocute

[ɪ'lektrəkjuːt] or [ɪ'lɛktrəkjut]

Definition

(verb.) kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; 'The serial killer was electrocuted'.

(verb.) kill by electric shock; 'She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted'.

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Definition

(v. t.) To execute or put to death by electricity. -- E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n. [Recent; Newspaper words]

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