e ‧ lec ‧ tro ‧ cute /ɪˈlektrəkjuːt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive usually passive]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: electro- + execute ]
1 . British English if someone is electrocuted, they are injured or killed by electricity passing through their body:
Last week a housewife was electrocuted by her washing machine.
2 . to kill someone using electricity
—electrocution /ɪˌlektrəˈkjuːʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable]