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English Dictionary: electrocute by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
electrocute
v
  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"
    Synonym(s): electrocute, fry
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Electrocute \E*lec"tro*cute`\, v. t. [Electro- + cute in
      execute.]
      To execute or put to death by electricity. --
      {E*lec`tro*cu"tion}, n.
  
      Note: [Recent; Newspaper words]
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