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 Definitions of electrocute  [ɪˈlɛk trəˌkyut]  

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Definition of 'electrocute' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) electrocute
to kill by electricity.

2.  electrocute
to execute (a criminal) by electricity, as in an electric chair.

Etymology:  (1885–90, Amer.; electro - + (exe )cute)

Definition of 'electrocute' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) electrocute
kill by electric shock
"She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"

2. (verb) electrocute, fry
kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
"The serial killer was electrocuted"


Definition of 'electrocute' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) electrocute
to execute or put to death by electricity. -- E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n. [Recent; Newspaper words]


Translation of 'electrocute' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to kill or injure (a person etc) accidentally by electricity
The child was electrocuted when he touched an uncovered electric wire.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: doodskok Arabic flag Arabic: يَصْعَق/ يَقْتُلُ بالتَّي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: екзекутирам на електричес
Brazilian flag Brazilian: eletrocutar Czech flag Czech: zabít elektrickým proudem German flag German: durch elektrischen Strom
Danish flag Danish: dræbe ved elektrisk stød Greek flag Greek: προκαλώ ηλεκτροπληξία Spanish flag Spanish: electrocutar
Estonian flag Estonian: surmavat elektrilööki and Farsi flag Farsi: کسی را برق گرفتن و مردن Finnish flag Finnish: kuolla/loukkaantua sähköi
French flag French: électrocuter Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְחַשמֵל Hindi flag Hindi: बिजली के करंट से मरना
Croatian flag Croatian: smaknuti na električnoj s Hungarian flag Hungarian: halálos áramütést szenved Indonesian flag Indonesian: menyetrum
Icelandic flag Icelandic: verða fyrir raflosti og l Italian flag Italian: fulminare Japanese flag Japanese: 感電死させる
Korean flag Korean: 전기로 죽이다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: nutrenkti elektra Latvian flag Latvian: iegūt nāvējošu elektrotra
Malay flag Malay: terkena renjatan Dutch flag Dutch: elektrocuteren Norwegian flag Norwegian: bli drept ved elektrisite
Polish flag Polish: porazić śmiertelnie (prąd Persian flag Persian: کسی را برق گرفتن و مردن Pashto flag Pashto: دبرق په واسطه وژل، برق ور
Portuguese flag Portuguese: electrocutar Romanian flag Romanian: a electrocuta Russian flag Russian: ранить электрическим токо
Slovak flag Slovak: zabiť elektrickým prúdom Slovenian flag Slovenian: ubiti z elektriko Serbian flag Serbian: usmrtiti strujom
Swedish flag Swedish: ge en dödande elektrisk s Thai flag Thai: ฆ่าด้วยกระแสไฟฟ้า Turkish flag Turkish: elektrikçarpmak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 觸電傷亡 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: убивати електричним струм Urdu flag Urdu: بجلی کا جھٹکا لگنے سے فوت
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: điện giật Chinese flag Chinese: 使触电而死,触电致死

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