EXCRUCIATE


Meaning of EXCRUCIATE in English

[ex.cru.ci.ate] vt -at.ed ; -at.ing [L excruciatus, pp. of excruciare, fr. ex- + cruciare to crucify, fr. cruc-, crux cross] (ca. 1570) 1: to inflict intense pain on: torture

2: to subject to intense mental distress -- ex.cru.ci.a.tion n

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