to electrocute

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To inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally
To cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock

He was electrocuted for his crimes.

If a criminal is electrocuted, he or she is executed using electricity. He was electrocuted for a murder committed when he was
To cause death resulting from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n
kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted"
[Recent; Newspaper words] kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted"
{f} kill by electric shock
To execute or put to death by electricity
[Recent; Newspaper words] kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted" kill by electric shock; "She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted
If someone is electrocuted, they are accidentally killed or badly injured when they touch something connected to a source of electricity. Three people were electrocuted by falling power-lines He accidentally electrocuted himself
+ electrocution electrocutions elec·tro·cu·tion The court sentenced him to death by electrocution
kill by electric shock; "She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
kill by electric shock; "She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted
to electrocute

    Hyphenation

    to e·lec·tro·cute

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı îlektrıkyut

    Pronunciation

    /tə əˈlektrəˌkyo͞ot/ /tə ɪˈlɛktrəˌkjuːt/
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