Associations to the word «Electrocute»

Wiktionary

ELECTROCUTE, verb. (transitive) To cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock.
ELECTROCUTE, verb. (informal) To inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally.

Dictionary definition

ELECTROCUTE, verb. Kill by electric shock; "She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted".
ELECTROCUTE, verb. Kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted".

Wise words

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