'Electrocute' definitions:
Definition of 'electrocute'
(from WordNet)
verb
Kill by electric shock; "She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
verb
Kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted" [syn: electrocute, fry]
Definition of 'Electrocute'
From: 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]