electrocute

ɪˈlɛktrəkjuːt

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Definition of electrocute - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

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fatal shock

Rare

kill by electric shock

Rare

The worker was accidentally electrocuted while repairing the power line..

shock

zap

non-fatal shock

Rare

injure by electric shock

Rare

He was electrocuted but survived with minor injuries..

shock

zap

execution

Rare

execute using an electric chair

Rare

The criminal was electrocuted for his crimes.

execute

kill

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Origin of electrocute

English, electro- (electric) + execute (to carry out)

Examples of electrocute in a sentence

Touching the live wire could electrocute you instantly.
She accidentally electrocuted herself while fixing the toaster.
The faulty wiring electrocuted the technician.
He was sentenced to be electrocuted at dawn.
The prisoner was electrocuted after the final appeal failed.

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French:électrocuter, blesser par électrocution, ...
German:durch Stromschlag töten, schocken, ...
Italian:folgorare, mettere sulla sedia elettrica, ...
Spanish:electrocutar, chocar, ...
Portuguese:eletrocutar, matar, ...
Chinese:电死, 触电, ...
Japanese:感電死する, 電気ショックを受ける, ...
Arabic:صَعَقَ, صَعَقَ بِالْكَهْرَبَاءِ, ...
Hebrew:הִכָּה בְּחַשְׁמַל, קִבֵּל מַכַּת חַשְׁמַל, ...
Russian:убить током, ударить током, ...
Ukrainian:вдарити струмом, уражати електричним струмом, ...
Hindi:बिजली के झटके से मारना, बिजली का झटका देना, ...
Bengali:বৈদ্যুতিক শক দ্বারা হত্যা করা, বৈদ্যুতিক শক খাওয়া, ...
Catalan:electrocutar, ajusticiar, ...
Czech:usmrtit elektrickým proudem, zasáhnout elektrickým proudem, ...
Danish:dræbe ved elektrisk stød, elektrisk chokere, ...
Dutch:elektrocuteren, een elektrische schok geven, ...
Greek:ηλεκτροπλήττω, ηλεκτροσοκκάρω, ...
Hungarian:agyonáramütni, megrázni, ...
Khmer:ឆក់ស្លាប់ដោយចរន្តអគ្គិសនី, ធ្វើឱ្យរងរបួសដោយចរន្តអគ្គិសនី, ...
Korean:감전사하다, 감전시키다, ...
Persian:برق‌گرفت, برق گرفت, ...
Polish:porazić prądem, porażać prądem, ...
Portuguese (BR):eletrocutar, ferir, ...
Romanian:a electrocuta, a șoca electric, ...
Swedish:elektrifiera, få en elektrisk stöt, ...
Thai:ไฟฟ้าช็อตจนเสียชีวิต, ไฟฟ้าช็อต, ...
Turkish:elektrik çarpmak, şok geçirmek, ...
Vietnamese:điện giật chết, điện giật, ...

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