electrocute
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e·lec·tro·cute
(ĭ-lĕk′trə-kyo͞ot′)tr.v. e·lec·tro·cut·ed, e·lec·tro·cut·ing, e·lec·tro·cutes
1. To kill with electricity: a worker who was electrocuted by a high-tension wire.
2. To execute (a person sentenced to death) by means of electricity.
e·lec′tro·cu′tion (-kyo͞o′shən) n.
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electrocute
(ɪˈlɛktrəˌkjuːt)vb (tr)
1. to kill as a result of an electric shock
2. (Law) US to execute in the electric chair
[C19: from electro- + (exe)cute]
eˌlectroˈcution n
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e•lec•tro•cute
(ɪˈlɛk trəˌkyut)v.t. -cut•ed, -cut•ing.
1. to kill by electricity.
2. to execute (a criminal) by electricity, as in an electric chair.
e•lec`tro•cu′tion, n.
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electrocute
Past participle: electrocuted
Gerund: electrocuting
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Verb | 1. | electrocute - kill by electric shock; "She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted" kill - cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars" |
2. | electrocute - kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
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electrocute
(iˈlektrəkjuːt) verb1. to kill or injure (a person etc) accidentally by electricity. The child was electrocuted when he touched an uncovered electric wire.electrocutar
2. to put (a person) to death by means of electricity. electrocutar
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electrocute
vt electrocutarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.