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e·lec·tro·cute
(ĭ-lĕk′trə-kyo͞ot′)tr.v. e·lec·tro·cut·ed, e·lec·tro·cut·ing, e·lec·tro·cutes
1. To kill with electricity: a worker who was electrocuted by a high-tension wire.
2. To execute (a person sentenced to death) by means of electricity.
e·lec′tro·cu′tion (-kyo͞o′shən) n.
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electrocute
(ɪˈlɛktrəˌkjuːt)vb (tr)
1. to kill as a result of an electric shock
2. (Law) US to execute in the electric chair
[C19: from electro- + (exe)cute]
eˌlectroˈcution n
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e•lec•tro•cute
(ɪˈlɛk trəˌkyut)v.t. -cut•ed, -cut•ing.
1. to kill by electricity.
2. to execute (a criminal) by electricity, as in an electric chair.
e•lec`tro•cu′tion, n.
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electrocute
Past participle: electrocuted
Gerund: electrocuting
| Imperative |
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| electrocute |
| electrocute |
| Present |
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| I electrocute |
| you electrocute |
| he/she/it electrocutes |
| we electrocute |
| you electrocute |
| they electrocute |
| Preterite |
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| I electrocuted |
| you electrocuted |
| he/she/it electrocuted |
| we electrocuted |
| you electrocuted |
| they electrocuted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am electrocuting |
| you are electrocuting |
| he/she/it is electrocuting |
| we are electrocuting |
| you are electrocuting |
| they are electrocuting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have electrocuted |
| you have electrocuted |
| he/she/it has electrocuted |
| we have electrocuted |
| you have electrocuted |
| they have electrocuted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was electrocuting |
| you were electrocuting |
| he/she/it was electrocuting |
| we were electrocuting |
| you were electrocuting |
| they were electrocuting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had electrocuted |
| you had electrocuted |
| he/she/it had electrocuted |
| we had electrocuted |
| you had electrocuted |
| they had electrocuted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will electrocute |
| you will electrocute |
| he/she/it will electrocute |
| we will electrocute |
| you will electrocute |
| they will electrocute |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have electrocuted |
| you will have electrocuted |
| he/she/it will have electrocuted |
| we will have electrocuted |
| you will have electrocuted |
| they will have electrocuted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be electrocuting |
| you will be electrocuting |
| he/she/it will be electrocuting |
| we will be electrocuting |
| you will be electrocuting |
| they will be electrocuting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been electrocuting |
| you have been electrocuting |
| he/she/it has been electrocuting |
| we have been electrocuting |
| you have been electrocuting |
| they have been electrocuting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been electrocuting |
| you will have been electrocuting |
| he/she/it will have been electrocuting |
| we will have been electrocuting |
| you will have been electrocuting |
| they will have been electrocuting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been electrocuting |
| you had been electrocuting |
| he/she/it had been electrocuting |
| we had been electrocuting |
| you had been electrocuting |
| they had been electrocuting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would electrocute |
| you would electrocute |
| he/she/it would electrocute |
| we would electrocute |
| you would electrocute |
| they would electrocute |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have electrocuted |
| you would have electrocuted |
| he/she/it would have electrocuted |
| we would have electrocuted |
| you would have electrocuted |
| they would have electrocuted |
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Verb 1. electrocute - kill by electric shock; "She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
kill - cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars"
2. electrocute - kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted"
kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
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Translations
يَصْعَق بالتَّيّار الكَهْرُبائييُعْدِمُ بالتَّيّار الكَهْرُبائي
dræbe ved elektrisk stødhenrette i elektrisk stol
halálos áramütést szenvedvillamosszékben kivégez
taka af lífi meî raflostiverîa fyrir raflosti og láta lífiî
įvykdyti mirties bausmę elektros kėdėjenutrenkti elektra
iegūt nāvējošu elektrotraumusodīt ar nāvi elektriskajā krēslā
popraviť na elektrickom kreslezabiť elektrickým prúdom
elektrik çarpmakelektrikle idam etmek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
electrocute
[ɪˈlɛktrəkjuːt] vt → électrocuterto be electrocuted → être électrocuté(e)
to electrocute o.s. → s'électrocuter
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
electrocute
vt → durch einen (Strom)schlag töten ; (= execute) → durch den or auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hinrichten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
electrocute
[ɪˈlɛktrəˌkjuːt] vt (see n) → folgorare (con la corrente elettrica), giustiziare sulla sedia elettricaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
electrocute
(iˈlektrəkjuːt) verb1. to kill or injure (a person etc) accidentally by electricity. The child was electrocuted when he touched an uncovered electric wire. doodskok يَصْعَق/ يَقْتُلُ بالتَّيّار الكَهْرُبائي екзекутирам на електрически стол eletrocutar zabít elektrickým proudem durch elektrischen Strom töten dræbe ved elektrisk stød προκαλώ ηλεκτροπληξία electrocutar surmavat elektrilööki andma کسی را برق گرفتن و مردن kuolla/loukkaantua sähköiskusta électrocuter לְחַשמֵל बिजली के करंट से मरना smaknuti na električnoj stolici halálos áramütést szenved menyetrum verða fyrir raflosti og láta lífið fulminare 感電死させる 전기로 죽이다 nutrenkti elektra iegūt nāvējošu elektrotraumu terkena renjatan elektrocuteren bli drept ved elektrisitet porazić śmiertelnie (prądem) دبرق په واسطه وژل، برق ور كول electrocutar a electrocuta ранить электрическим током zabiť elektrickým prúdom ubiti z elektriko usmrtiti strujom ge en dödande elektrisk stöt ฆ่าด้วยกระแสไฟฟ้า elektrik çarpmak 觸電傷亡 убивати електричним струмом بجلی کا جھٹکا لگنے سے فوت یا زخمی ہونا điện giật 使触电而死,触电致死
2. to put (a person) to death by means of electricity. elektries teregstel يُعْدِمُ بالتَّيّار الكَهْرُبائي убивам с електрически ток eletrocutar popravit na elektrickém křesle auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hinrichten henrette i elektrisk stol εκτελώ στην ηλεκτρική καρέκλα electrocutar elektrivooluga hukkama با صندلی برقی اعدام کردن؛ برق کش کردن tappaa sähköllä électrocuter הֲמָתָה בְּחַשמַל बिजली के करंट से मारना ubiti udarcem električne struje villamosszékben kivégez membunuh dengan listrik taka af lífi með raflosti giustiziare sulla sedia elettrica 電気いすで死刑にする 감전사(感電死)시키다 įvykdyti mirties bausmę elektros kėdėje sodīt ar nāvi elektriskajā krēslā hukuman mati menggunakan elektrik elektrocuteren henrette ved elektrisitet stracić na krześle elektrycznym په برق باندى سړى وژنه electrocutar a electrocuta казнить на электрическом стуле popraviť na elektrickom kresle usmrtiti z električnim tokom pogubiti strujom avrätta i elektriska stolen ฆ่าด้วยไฟฟ้า elektrikle idam etmek 以電刑處死 страчувати на електричному стільці بجلی کی مدد سے موت دینا xử tử bằng điện 以电刑处死
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electrocute
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