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1 electrocute
transitive verb* * *[i'lektrəkju:t]1) (to kill or injure (a person etc) accidentally by electricity: The child was electrocuted when he touched an uncovered electric wire.) durch elektrischen Strom töten* * *elec·tro·cute[ɪˈlektrəkju:t]vt▪ to \electrocute sb (kill) jdn durch einen Stromschlag töten; (execute) jdn auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hinrichten* * *[ɪ'lektrəkjuːt]vtdurch einen (Strom)schlag töten; (= execute) durch den or auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hinrichten* * *electrocute [ıˈlektrəkjuːt] v/t1. auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hinrichten2. durch elektrischen Strom töten:he was electrocuted er erhielt einen tödlichen Stromschlag* * *transitive verb* * *v.hinrichten v.
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