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Antonyms for electro-cutes
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ih-lek-truh-kyoot |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɛk trəˌkyut |
Definition of electro-cutes
Origin :- "execute by electricity," 1889, American English, from electro- + back half of execute. The method first was used Aug. 6, 1890, in New York state, on William Kemmler, convicted of the murder of his common-law wife. Sense involving accidental death is first recorded 1909. Electric chair is also first recorded 1889, which is when the first one was introduced in New York state as a humane alternative to hanging. Related: Electrocuted; electrocuting.
- As in kill : verb deprive of existence; destroy
- As in murder : verb kill
- As in electrocute : verb execute
- As in execute : verb kill
Synonyms for electro-cutes
- abolish
- annihilate
- asphyxiate
- assassinate
- behead
- blot out
- bump off
- butcher
- chill
- cool
- crucify
- decapitate
- defeat
- destroy
- dispatch
- do away with
- do in
- drown
- drub
- dump
- dust off
- electrocute
- eliminate
- eradicate
- erase
- execute
- exterminate
- extinguish
- extirpate
- finish
- fry
- garotte
- garrote
- gas
- get
- give the chair
- guillotine
- hang
- hit
- immolate
- kill by electric shock
- knife
- knock off
- liquidate
- lynch
- mangle
- mar
- massacre
- misuse
- murder
- neutralize
- obliterate
- off
- poison
- polish off
- purge
- put away
- put in the electric chair
- put to death
- rub out
- ruin
- sacrifice
- shoot
- slaughter
- slay
- smother
- snuff
- spoil
- strangle
- suffocate
- take a life
- take for a ride
- take out
- thrash
- waste
- wipe out
- X-out
- zap
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