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Electrocuted

To kill by electric shock.

📖 Definitions of "Electrocuted"

verb
  1. 1

    To kill by electric shock.

    "Her hairdryer fell into the tub while she was bathing, and she was electrocuted."

  2. 2

    To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.

    "The executioner threw the switch on Old Sparky, and the condemned prisoner was electrocuted for his crimes."

  3. 3

    To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.

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