Definition of "electrocute" in English

verb

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.

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