Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Electrocute \E*lec"tro*cute`\, v. t. [Electro- + cute in
   execute.]
   To execute or put to death by electricity. --
   {E*lec`tro*cu"tion}, n.

   Note: [Recent; Newspaper words]

Source : WordNet®

electrocute
     v 1: kill by electric shock; "She dropped the hair dryer into the
          bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
     2: kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial
        killer was electrocuted" [syn: {fry}]