electrocute Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb kill by electric shock
    • She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted
  2. verb kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
    fry.
    • The serial killer was electrocuted

WordNet

E*lec"tro*cute` transitive verb
Etymology
Electro- + cute in execute.
Definitions
  1. To execute or put to death by electricity. -- E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n. Recent; Newspaper words

Webster 1913