electrocute

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e·lec·tro·cute / iˈlektrəˌkyoōt/ • v. [tr.] (often be electrocuted) injure or kill someone by electric shock: a man was electrocuted when he switched on the Christmas tree lights. ∎  execute (a convicted criminal) by means of the electric chair.DERIVATIVES: e·lec·tro·cu·tion / iˌlektrəˈkyoōshən/ n.