Electrocute

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  electrocute
       v 1: kill by electric shock; "She dropped the hair dryer into the
            bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
       2: kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial
          killer was electrocuted" [syn: {fry}]