electrocute
verb (used with object)
to kill by electricity.
electrocuted
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past participleof electrocute.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof electrocute.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
electrocuteverb (used with object)to kill by electricity.
Example Sentences
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A driver of a tipper lorry was electrocuted after part of his vehicle hit an overhead power line, an inquest has heard.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
There was the bat that everyone thought was a thumper and the bat that made you feel electrocuted if you hit the ball in weather below 70 degrees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The father of a runner who died when he was electrocuted by a faulty power cable has said not enough is being done to prevent future fatalities.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
He was previously seen onscreen getting electrocuted by a piano in “Jackass Forever.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
Straight ahead, over the take-out counter, swarms of mosquitoes electrocuted themselves against an aluminum Pest-Rid machine.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
