Dictionary

electrocute en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /əˈlɛktɹəkjuːt/
• /ɪˈlɛktɹəkjuːt/
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Etymology

Blend of electro- + execute, after electrocution.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To kill by electric shock.
   • Her hairdryer fell into the tub while she was bathing, and she was electrocuted.
2. (transitive) To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.
   • The executioner threw the switch on Old Sparky, and the condemned prisoner was electrocuted for his crimes.
3. (informal, proscribed, transitive) To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.

Forms

Deriveds

electrocutor · electrocuter

Relateds

electrocution

Synonyms

electrify · tase · fry · shock · zap

Translations (24)

ru уда́рить то́ком (to inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally) · cmn 電擊 /电击 (to inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally) · fr électrocuter (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) · ru уби́ть то́ком (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) · ca electrocutar (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) · ru казни́ть на электри́ческом сту́ле (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) · el ηλεκτρίζω (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) · fi kuolla sähköiskuun (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) · de einen heftigen Stromschlag versetzen (to inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally) · cs popravit na elektrickém křesle (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) · gl electrocutar (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) · fi antaa sähköisku (to inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally) · it fulminare (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) · ru бить то́ком (to inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally) · cmn 電死 /电死 (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) · es electrocutar (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) · lb elektrocutéieren (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) · cs zabít elektrickým proudem (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) · de auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hinrichten (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) · pt eletrocutar (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) · nl elektrocuteren (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) · he חישמל למוות (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) · fi teloittaa sähkötuolissa (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock) · de durch Stromschlag töten (to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock)