Synonyms for electrocute

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ih-lek-truh-kyoot

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɛk trəˌkyut

Définition of electrocute

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.

verb execute

Example sentences :

The man in the control room had frustrated the attempt to electrocute us.
Extract from : « Spacewrecked on Venus » by Neil R. Jones

And if you make any sudden moves you are liable to break a phone, electrocute yourself, or choke to death.
Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison

I've gone through horrors, and the secrets I know could put dozens of people in prison, if not electrocute them.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

If the victim dies, please find out for me whether they behead, hang, or electrocute in Japan for capital punishment.
Extract from : « A Yankee in the Far East » by George Hoyt Allen

And if you make any sudden moves you are liable to break a phone, electrocute yourself or choke to death.
Extract from : « Sense of Obligation » by Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)

We electrocute the Italian and print pictures of the wheat speculator in our magazines as an example of Success.
Extract from : « The Root of Evil » by Thomas Dixon

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