electrocute

🇺🇸 /ɪˈlektrəkjuːt/ 🇬🇧 /ɪˈlektrəkjuːt/
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verb
R

to hurt or kill someone by making electricity go through their body

The man was electrocuted because he touched a wire with no cover.

translation

v. to hurt or kill someone by making electricity go through their body

Word Forms

3rd Present electrocutes
Past electrocuted
Perfect electrocuted
Progressive electrocuting