electrocute

electrocute
To cause death by the passage of an electric current through the body. [electro- + execute]

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elec·tro·cute i-'lek-trə-.kyüt vt, -cut·ed; -cut·ing
1) to execute (a criminal) by electricity
2) to kill by a shock of electricity
elec·tro·cu·tion -.lek-trə-'kyü-shən n

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  • electrocute — transitive verb ( cuted; cuting) Etymology: electr + cute (as in execute) Date: 1889 1. to execute (a criminal) by electricity 2. to kill by electric shock • electrocution noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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