English

Verb

electrocute ‎(third-person singular simple present electrocutes, present participle electrocuting, simple past and past participle electrocuted)

1. (transitive) To kill by electric shock.

   He was electrocuted for his crimes.

2. (transitive, proscribed, informal) To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.

Usage notes

• (Discuss⁽⁺⁾ this sense) 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.

Related terms

• electrocution noun

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

electrocute

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of electrocutar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of electrocutar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of electrocutar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of electrocutar

Spanish

Verb

electrocute

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of electrocutar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of electrocutar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of electrocutar.

References

Merriam-Webster Dictionary