electrocute

Definition of Electrocute in English :

1. electrocute

kill by electric shock

Example Sentences:
'She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted'

2. electrocute, fry

kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair

Example Sentences:
'The serial killer was electrocuted'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Electrocute

verb (transitive)

1.

to kill as a result of an electric shock

2. US

to execute in the electric chair

verb transitiveWord forms: eˈlectroˌcuted or eˈlectroˌcuting

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

tr.v. e·lec·tro·cut·ed, e·lec·tro·cut·ing, e·lec·tro·cutes

1. To kill with electricity: a worker who was electrocuted by a high-tension wire.

2. To execute (a person sentenced to death) by means of electricity.