electrocute

Meaning

1. (transitive) To kill by electric shock.
2. (transitive) To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.
3. (informal, proscribed, transitive) To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.

Synonyms

execute

fry

kill

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slay

slaughter

assassinate

massacre

murder

behead

put to death

Translations

électrocuter

electrocutar

electrocutar

eletrocutar

electrocutar

hinrichten

θανατώνω με ηλεκτροπληξία

θανατώνω στην ηλεκτρική καρέκλα

exécuter

frire

giustiziare

neco

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ter dood brengen

elektrokuteren

elektrocuteren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈlɛktɹəkjuːt/

Etymology

Blend of electro- + execute.