English to English
electrocute
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verb (v)
kill by electric shock(verb.social)
Example:
She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted.
source: wordnet30
kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair(verb.social)
Example:
The serial killer was electrocuted.
source: wordnet30
To execute or put to death by electricity. -- E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n. [Recent; Newspaper words](verb)
source: webster1913