electrocute

tr.v., -cut·ed, -cut·ing, -cutes.

1. To kill with electricity: a worker who was electrocuted by a high-tension wire.
2. To execute (a condemned prisoner) by means of electricity.

[ELECTRO– + (EXE)CUTE.]

electrocution e·lec'tro·cu'tion (-kyū'shən) n.

Causing death by the passage of an electric current through the body of the patient. May be intentional, as a means of euthanasia, or accidental by lightning strike or electrical current. See electrical injuries.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: kill by electric shock

Meaning #2: kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
  Synonym: fry

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - henrette i elektrisk stol, dræbe ved elektrisk stød

Nederlands (Dutch)
elektrocuteren, doden d.m.v. elektriciteit

Français (French)
v. tr. - électrocuter

Deutsch (German)
v. - elektrokutieren, durch Stromschlag töten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκτελώ ή θανατώνω με ηλεκτροπληξία, προκαλώ ηλεκτροπληξία

Italiano (Italian)
giustiziare mediante corrente elettrica, fulminare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - eletrocutar

Русский (Russian)
казнить на электрическом стуле

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - electrocutar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - döda med elektrisk ström

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
处电刑, 触电致死

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 處電刑, 觸電致死

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 전기로 죽이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 感電死させる, 電気いすで処刑する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقتل بالصدمه الكهربائيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חישמל (למוות)‬

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