electrocute

UK
/ɪˈlɛktrəˌkjuːt/
US
/ɪˈlɛktrəˌkjut/
electrocuteverb
electrocuted
Past Simple
electrocuted
Past Participle
electrocuting
Gerund
UK
/ɪˈlɛktrəˌkjuːt/
US
/ɪˈlɛktrəˌkjut/
Translations
убить электрическим током
He was accidentally electrocuted while fixing the power line.
Он был случайно убит электрическим током, когда чинил линию электропередачи.
Definitions
To injure or kill someone by electric shock.
The faulty wiring in the house could potentially electrocute anyone who touches it.
To execute a condemned person by means of an electric chair.
The state electrocuted the prisoner at dawn.