Dictionary Entry
electrocute
electrocute is a 11-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To execute or put to death by electricity. -- E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n. [Recent; Newspaper words]. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
11 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 19 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To execute or put to death by electricity. -- E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n. [Recent; Newspaper words]
- 2verb
kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
"The serial killer was electrocuted"
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- 3verb
kill by electric shock
"She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
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