electrocute in Dutch
electrocute in Dutch is elektrocuteren — electrocute means to kill someone using an electric shock.
electrocute in Dutch
elektrocuteren
(transitive) To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.
What does "electrocute" mean?
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verb To kill someone using an electric shock.
"The executioner threw the switch on Old Sparky, and the condemned prisoner was electrocuted for his crimes."
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verb To give someone a severe (not necessarily fatal) electric shock.
"He was electrocuted when he touched the faulty switch, but survived."
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electrocute in a sentence
- The executioner threw the switch on Old Sparky, and the condemned prisoner was electrocuted for his crimes.
- The exposed wire nearly electrocuted the repairman.
- He was electrocuted when he touched the faulty switch, but survived.
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What is "electrocute" in Dutch?
"electrocute" in Dutch is elektrocuteren. electrocute means: To kill someone using an electric shock.
How do you use "electrocute" in a sentence?
Example: "The exposed wire nearly electrocuted the repairman." In Dutch, "electrocute" is elektrocuteren.
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