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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. kill by electric shock;
- Example: "She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"

2. kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair;
- Example: "The serial killer was electrocuted"
[syn: electrocute, fry]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Electrocute \E*lec"tro*cute`\, v. t. [Electro- + cute in
   execute.]
   To execute or put to death by electricity. --
   E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

electrocute
    v 1: kill by electric shock; "She dropped the hair dryer into
         the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
    2: kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial
       killer was electrocuted" [syn: electrocute, fry]