Hypertext Webster Gateway: "electrocute"
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]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
electrocute
v : kill by electrocution in the electric chair [syn: {fry}]
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