Word

electrocute, v.
(electrocuted, electrocutes, electrocuting)

kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
<verb.social>

electrocute fry

sample sentences

"The serial killer was electrocuted"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

kill by electric shock
<verb.social>

electrocute

sample sentences

"She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym