Definition of "electrocute"

electrocute

/ɪˈlɛktɹəkjuːt/

verb
third-person singular simple present electrocutes, present participle electrocuting, simple past and past participle electrocuted
1. (transitive) To kill by electric shock.
2. (transitive) To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.
3. (transitive, proscribed, informal) To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.