CRUCIFY


Meaning of CRUCIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrü-sə-ˌfī ]

transitive verb

( -fied ; -fy·ing )

Etymology: Middle English crucifien, from Anglo-French crucifier, from Late Latin crucifigere

Date: 14th century

1. : to put to death by nailing or binding the wrists or hands and feet to a cross

2. : to destroy the power of : mortify

crucify the flesh

3.

a. : to treat cruelly : torment

b. : pillory 2

• cru·ci·fi·er -ˌfī-ər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.