electrocute

Verb
Synonyms: fry

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  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”Synonyms: fry
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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