Third person singular present tense of 'electrocute': to kill or injure someone by passing a strong electric current through their body.
From 'electro-' (electricity) + a blend with 'execute' (meaning to carry out, especially execution). The word was coined around 1890 when electric chairs were first used for capital punishment.
The word 'electrocute' was literally invented to describe execution by electric chair in New York in 1890—it's a modern word for a grim practice, blending 'electricity' and 'execution' into one term!
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