electrocute

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verb

1. kill by electric shock
- She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted
• Derivationally related forms:
electrocution
• Hypernyms:
kill
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
2. kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
- The serial killer was electrocuted
• Syn:
fry
• Derivationally related forms:
electrocution
• Hypernyms:
kill
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They want to electrocute the prisoners