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electrocute definition

☆ elec·tro·cute (ē lek′trə kyo̵̅o̅t′, i-)

transitive verb electrocuted -·cut′ed, electrocuting -·cut′·ing

to kill with a charge of electricity; specif., to execute in the electric chair

Etymology: electro- + (exe)cute

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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