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Verb: electrocute  i'lek-tru`kyoot
  1. Kill by electric shock
    "She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
     
  2. Kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
    "The serial killer was electrocuted"
    - fry

Derived forms: electrocutes, electrocuting, electrocuted

See also: electrocution

Type of: kill

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