transitive verb (-ated; -ating) Etymology: Latin excruciatus, past participle of excruciare, from ex- + cruciare to crucify, from cruc-, crux cross Date: circa 1570 to inflict intense pain on ; torture , to subject to intense mental distress, excruciation noun
EXCRUCIATE
Meaning of EXCRUCIATE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012