CRUCIFY


Meaning of CRUCIFY in English

v.tr. (-ies, -ied)

1. put to death by fastening to a cross.

2 a cause extreme pain to. b persecute, torment. c sl. defeat thoroughly in an argument, match, etc.

Derivatives:

crucifier n.

Etymology: ME f. OF crucifier f. LL crucifigere (as CRUCIFIX)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.