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Definition of Crucify
1. Verb. Kill by nailing onto a cross. "They want to crucify the prisoners "; "Jesus Christ was crucified"
2. Verb. Treat cruelly. "The performance is likely to crucify Sue"; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
Exact synonyms: Bedevil, Dun, Frustrate, Rag, Torment
Specialized synonyms: Madden, Hamstring, Badger, Beleaguer, Bug, Pester, Tease, Oppress, Persecute
Generic synonyms: Beset, Chevvy, Chevy, Chivvy, Chivy, Harass, Harry, Hassle, Molest, Plague, Provoke
Derivative terms: Bedevilment, Crucifixion, Frustration, Torment, Torment, Tormenter, Tormentor
Specialized synonyms: Madden, Hamstring, Badger, Beleaguer, Bug, Pester, Tease, Oppress, Persecute
Generic synonyms: Beset, Chevvy, Chevy, Chivvy, Chivy, Harass, Harry, Hassle, Molest, Plague, Provoke
Derivative terms: Bedevilment, Crucifixion, Frustration, Torment, Torment, Tormenter, Tormentor
3. Verb. Hold within limits and control. "Mortify the flesh"
Exact synonyms: Mortify, Subdue
Entails: Abstain, Desist, Refrain
Specialized synonyms: Mortify
Generic synonyms: Check, Contain, Control, Curb, Hold, Hold In, Moderate
Derivative terms: Mortification
Entails: Abstain, Desist, Refrain
Specialized synonyms: Mortify
Generic synonyms: Check, Contain, Control, Curb, Hold, Hold In, Moderate
Derivative terms: Mortification
4. Verb. Criticize harshly or violently. "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
Definition of Crucify
1. v. t. To fasten to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands and feet to a cross or gibbet.
Definition of Crucify
1. Verb. To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross. ¹
2. Verb. To punish or otherwise express extreme anger at, especially as a scapegoat or target of outrage. ¹
3. Verb. (informal) To thoroughly beat at a sport or game. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crucify
1. to put to death on a cross [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES]
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