electrocute

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

electrocute
    v 1: kill by electric shock; "She dropped the hair dryer into
         the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
    2: kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial
       killer was electrocuted" [syn: {electrocute}, {fry}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Electrocute \E*lec"tro*cute`\, v. t. [Electro- + cute in
   execute.]
   To execute or put to death by electricity. --
   {E*lec`tro*cu"tion}, n.
   [1913 Webster]

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