e
lect
ro
cute
Third Person
electrocutes
Present Participle
electrocuting
Past Tense
electrocuted
Past Participle
electrocuted
1
to kill or injure someone through electric shock
transitive
- The worker was electrocuted when he accidentally touched a live wire.
- The faulty equipment in the factory could have electrocuted anyone who tried to use it.
- The child was electrocuted after dropping a metal object into a power socket.
- The man was electrocuted during a storm when lightning struck the power line.
- The shock was so strong that it almost electrocuted him instantly.
2
to execute a criminal by using electricity
transitive
- In the early 20th century, the electric chair was introduced as a means to electrocute prisoners.
- The condemned criminal faced the electric chair and was electrocuted for the heinous crime.
- The state planned to electrocute the convicted criminal as part of his sentence.
- The execution chamber was prepared to electrocute the inmate at dawn.
- The prisoner’s appeal was denied, and he was set to be electrocuted in a few days.
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