electrocute
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From electro- + (exe)cute
[edit] Pronunciation
IPA: /ɪ'lektrəkjuːt/, /ə'lektrəkjuːt/
[edit] Verb
electrocute (third-person singular simple present electrocutes, present participle electrocuting, simple past and past participle electrocuted)
- (transitive) To cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock.
- He was electrocuted for his crimes.
- (informal) To inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally.
[edit] Usage notes
Formally, the words electrocute and electrocution always imply fatality. Informally, however, these terms are rather often used to refer to serious but nonfatal electric shocks. Strictly correct usage is to reserve electrocute and electrocution for fatal electric shocks, and to use shock or electric shock for nonfatal ones.
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
To cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
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[edit] Spanish
[edit] Verb
electrocute (infinitive electrocutar)
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of electrocutar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of electrocutar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of electrocutar.
