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Definitions for excruciate
ɪkˈskru ʃiˌeɪtex·cru·ci·ate
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Princeton's WordNet
torment, torture, excruciate, rackverb
torment emotionally or mentally
torture, excruciate, tormentverb
subject to torture
"The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"
Wiktionary
excruciateverb
to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture
Etymology: excruciatus, past participle of excruciare, from lang-la + lang-la, from cruc-, crux cross - to work against; oppose.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To EXCRUCIATEverb
To torture; to torment.
Etymology: excrucio, Latin.
And here my heart, long time excruciate,
Amongst the leaves I rested all that night. George Chapman, Odyssey.Leave them, as long as they keep their hardness and impenitent hearts, to those gnawing and excruciating fears, those whips of the Divine Nemesis, that frequently scourge even atheists themselves. Richard Bentley, Sermons.
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excruciate
Excruciate is a verb that means to cause severe physical or mental suffering, to torment, agonize or distress someone greatly. It can also refer to the act of torturing or inflicting intense pain.
Webster Dictionary
Excruciateadjective
excruciated; tortured
Excruciateverb
to inflict agonizing pain upon; to torture; to torment greatly; to rack; as, to excruciate the heart or the body
Etymology: [L. excruciatus, p. p. of excruciare to excruciate; ex out + cruciare to put to death on a cross, to torment. See Cruciate, Cross.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Excruciate
eks-krōō′shi-āt, v.t. to torture: to rack: to pain, grieve.—p.adj. Excru′ciāting, extremely painful: racking: torturing: agonising.—adv. Excru′ciatingly.—n. Excruciā′tion, torture: vexation. [L. ex, out, cruciāre, -ātum, to crucify—crux, crucis, a cross.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of excruciate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of excruciate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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