Electrocute (band)
WordNet
verb
(1) Kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
"The serial killer was electrocuted"
(2) Kill by electric shock
"She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To cause death resulting from immediate complications resulting from electric shock.
- He was electrocuted for his crimes.
- To inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally.
Usage notes
Formally, the words electrocute and electrocution always imply fatality. Informally, however, these terms are sometimes used to refer to serious but nonfatal electric shocks. Correct usage is to reserve electrocute and electrocution for fatal electric shocks, and to use shock or electric shock for nonfatal ones.