electrocute, fry
(verb) kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; “The serial killer was electrocuted”
electrocute
(verb) kill by electric shock; “She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
electrocute (third-person singular simple present electrocutes, present participle electrocuting, simple past and past participle electrocuted)
(transitive) To kill by electric shock.
(transitive) To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.
(transitive, proscribed, informal) To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.
• Formally, the words electrocute and electrocution always imply fatality. Informally, however, these terms are rather often used to refer to serious but nonfatal electric shocks. Standard usage is to reserve electrocute and electrocution for fatal electric shocks, and to use shock or electric shock for nonfatal ones.
• (Nonfatal electric shock) electrify
Source: Wiktionary
E*lec"tro*cute`, v. t. Etym: [Electro- + cute in execute.]
Definition: To execute or put to death by electricity.
– E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n.
Note: [Recent; Newspaper words]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
