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electrocute

[ih-lek-truh-kyoot]

verb (used with object)

electrocuted, electrocuting 
  1. to kill by electricity.

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

  3. to pass an electric current through; shock.

    The toaster burned my toast and then electrocuted me when I tried to unplug it.



electrocute

/ ɪˈɛٰəˌː /

verb

  1. to kill as a result of an electric shock

  2. to execute in the electric chair

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • electrocution noun
  • ˌ𳦳ٰˈܳپDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of electrocute1

An Americanism first recorded in 1885–90; electro- + (exe)cute
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of electrocute1

C19: from electro- + (exe)cute
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In April, a resident reported multiple birds were possibly electrocuted by a power line in the unincorporated area of Richmond, northeast of San Francisco, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.

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But Human Rights Watch interviewed the families of 31 workers from Bangladesh, India and Nepal who fell from heights, were crushed or decapitated by heavy machinery or were electrocuted.

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"The oppression units would bring dogs, sticks and stun guns, they would electrocute and beat us," he said.

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“I walked into the facility healthy and feeling fine, and within 24 hours I became severely ill. I had severe burning in my face, tremors, twitching; I felt like I was being electrocuted.”

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A man was electrocuted Sunday as he was apparently trespassing on hospital property in Reseda, according to officials.

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