electrocute vs eliminate

electrocute

verb
  • To kill by electric shock. 

  • To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair. 

  • To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon. 

eliminate

verb
  • To kill (a person or animal). 

  • To exclude (from investigation or from further competition). 

  • To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to. 

  • To record amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions. 

  • To excrete (waste products). 

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