ELECTROCUTED

Verb

electrocuted

simple past tense and past participle of electrocute

Source: Wiktionary


ELECTROCUTE

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



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THEORETICAL

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