Meanings
present singular third person electrocutes · participle present electrocuting · participle past electrocuted · past electrocuted
- transitiveTo kill by electric shock.
Her hairdryer fell into the tub while she was bathing, and she was electrocuted.
- transitiveTo execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.
The executioner threw the switch on Old Sparky, and the condemned prisoner was electrocuted for his crimes.
Synonyms: fry
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.
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Origin
Blend of electro- + execute, after electrocution.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan electrocutar
- electrocutarto cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
Chinese Mandarin 電擊 /电击, 電死 /电死
- 電擊 /电击 (diànjī)to inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally
- 電死 /电死 (diànsǐ)to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
Czech popravit na elektrickém křesle, zabít elektrickým proudem
- popravit na elektrickém křesleto cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
- zabít elektrickým proudemto cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
Dutch elektrocuteren
- elektrocuterento cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
Finnish antaa sähköisku, teloittaa sähkötuolissa
- antaa sähköiskuto inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally
- teloittaa sähkötuolissato cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
- kuolla sähköiskuunto cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
French électrocuter
- électrocuterto cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
German einen heftigen Stromschlag versetzen, auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hinrichten
- einen heftigen Stromschlag versetzento inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally
- auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hinrichtento cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
- durch Stromschlag tötento cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
Greek ηλεκτρίζω
- ηλεκτρίζω (ilektrízo)to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
Hebrew חישמל למוות
- חישמל למוות (khishmél l'mávet)to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
Italian fulminare
- fulminareto cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
Portuguese eletrocutar
- eletrocutarto cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
Russian бить то́ком, уда́рить то́ком
- бить то́ком (bitʹ tókom)to inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally
- уда́рить то́ком (udáritʹ tókom)to inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally
- казни́ть на электри́ческом сту́ле (kaznítʹ na elektríčeskom stúle)to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
- уби́ть то́ком (ubítʹ tókom)to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
Spanish electrocutar
- electrocutarto cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
Cite this entry
electrocute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrocute
“electrocute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrocute. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrocute,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrocute.
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