electrocutes

Verb

electrocute (third-person singular simple present electrocutes, present participle electrocuting, simple past and past participle electrocuted)

1. (transitive) To kill by electric shock.
   • Her hairdryer fell into the tub while she was bathing, and she was electrocuted.
2. (transitive) To 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

3. (informal, proscribed, transitive) To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.

   Synonyms:

   electrify, shock, tase, zap