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electrocute
UK /ɪˈlɛktɹəkjuːt/ US /ɪˈlɛktɹəkjuːt/
verb 3
Definitions
verb
1
To kill by electric shock.
Her hairdryer fell into the tub while she was bathing, and she was electrocuted.
2
To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.
The executioner threw the switch on Old Sparky, and the condemned prisoner was electrocuted for his crimes.
3
To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.
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