electrocute

Verb

• kill by electric shock
  • "She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
• kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
  • "The serial killer was electrocuted"
• To kill by electric shock.
• To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.
• To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.

Examples

• Her hairdryer fell into the tub while she was bathing, and she was electrocuted.
• The executioner threw the switch on Old Sparky, and the condemned prisoner was electrocuted for his crimes.

Synonyms

fry, electrify, shock, tase, zap

Related Words

electrocution