EXCRUCIATE


Meaning of EXCRUCIATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ik-ˈskrü-shē-ˌāt ]

transitive verb

( -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 -ˌskrü-shē-ˈā-shən, -sē- noun

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