electrocute

Verb

Meaning

To execute or put to death by electricity. -- E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n. [Recent; Newspaper words]

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fry gas butcher kill defeat murder destroy finish shoot burn execute fried hang punish abolish
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Antonyms

free create release start bear begin
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Hypernyms

kill

Related terms

electrocution

Examples

Why do we electrocute men for murdering an individual and then pin a purple heart on them for mass slaughter of someone arbitrarily labeled "enemy? Sylvia Plath

I would like to electrocute everyone who uses the word "fair" in connection with income tax policies. William F. Buckley

What obsession do men have for destruction and murder? Who do we electrocute men for murdering an individual and then pin a purple heart on them for mass slaughter of someone arbitrarily labeled 'enemy? Sylvia Plath

The serial killer was electrocuted Source: Internet

She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted Source: Internet

Stephen E. Arnold / Amazon: Will DynamoDB Electrocute the Big Boys? Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

electroculture electrocutaneous electrocutaneously electrocuter electrocution electrocutioner