CRUCIFY


Meaning of CRUCIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kru:sɪfaɪ ]

( crucifies, crucifying, crucified)

1.

If someone is crucified , they are killed by being tied or nailed to a cross and left to die.

...the day that Christ was crucified.

VERB : usu passive , be V-ed

2.

To crucify someone means to criticize or punish them severely. ( INFORMAL )

She’ll crucify me if she finds you still here...

VERB : V n

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