electrocute
[ ih-lek-truh-kyoot ]
/ ɪˈlɛk trəˌkyut /
verb (used with object), e·lec·tro·cut·ed, e·lec·tro·cut·ing.
to kill by electricity.
to execute (a criminal) by electricity, as in an electric chair.
OTHER WORDS FROM electrocute
e·lec·tro·cu·tion, nounWords nearby electrocute
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British Dictionary definitions for electrocution
electrocute
/ (ɪˈlɛktrəˌkjuːt) /
verb (tr)
to kill as a result of an electric shock
US
to execute in the electric chair
Derived forms of electrocute
electrocution, nounWord Origin for electrocute
C19: from
electro- + (exe)cute