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Verb
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(v)
electrocute
(kill by electric shock)
"She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
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S:
(v)
kill
(cause the death of, without intention)
"She was killed in the collision of three cars"
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S:
(v)
electrocute
(kill by electric shock)
"She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
verb group
S:
(v)
kill
(cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)
"This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
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cause
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S:
(v)
kill
(deprive of life)
"AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"
derivationally related form
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Something ----s somebody
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S:
(v)
electrocute
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fry
(kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair)
"The serial killer was electrocuted"