electrocute
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˈlektɹəkjuːt/, /əˈlektɹəkjuːt/
Verb
electrocute (third-person singular simple present electrocutes, present participle electrocuting, simple past and past participle electrocuted)
- (transitive) To kill by electric shock.
- He was electrocuted for his crimes.
- (transitive, proscribed, informal) To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.
Usage notes
- 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.
Synonyms
- (Nonfatal electric shock) electrify
Related terms
- electrocution (noun)
Translations
to cause death from immediate complications resulting from electric shock
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to inflict a severe electric shock, not necessarily fatally
Portuguese
Verb
electrocute
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of electrocutar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of electrocutar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of electrocutar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of electrocutar
Spanish
Verb
electrocute
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of electrocutar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of electrocutar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of electrocutar.
References
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