Electrocute

/ɪˈlɛktɹəˌkjut/ verb

To execute someone using electric current; to injure or kill with a severe electric shock.

A blend word from 'electricity' and 'execute,' coined in the 1880s when electric chairs were introduced as execution methods. It's a portmanteau that became a standard word.

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