CRUCIFY

[verb] [T] - to kill (someone) by tying or nailing them to a cross and leaving them there to dieCalgary is the site just outside Jerusalem where Jesus was said to be crucified.(informal) To crucify someone or something also means to punish or damage them or it severely.If they ever find out her secret, they'll crucify her.The terrorist threat has made many Americans reluctant to travel to Europe and has crucified the transatlantic air industry.