v.
Pronunciation: ik- ' skrü-sh ē - ˌ ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Etymology: Latin excruciatus, past participle of excruciare, from ex- + cruciare to crucify, from cruc-, crux cross
Date: circa 1570
1 : to inflict intense pain on : TORTURE
2 : to subject to intense mental distress
– ex · cru · ci · a · tion \ - ˌ skrü-sh ē - ' ā -sh ə n, -s ē - \ noun