Electrocute Definition
ĭ-lĕktrə-kyo͝ot
electrocuted, electrocutes, electrocuting
verb
electrocuted, electrocutes, electrocuting
To kill with a charge of electricity; specif., to execute in the electric chair.
Webster's New World
To execute (a person sentenced to death) by means of electricity.
American Heritage
To cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock.
He was electrocuted for his crimes.
Wiktionary
(informal) To inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally.
Wiktionary
Origin of Electrocute
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Blend of electro- and execute
From Wiktionary
electro– (exe)cute
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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