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crucify

cru·cify

UK/ˈkɹuːsɪfaɪ/ US/ˈkrusʌˌfaɪ/ uncommon informal

verb

1.

kill by nailing onto a cross

  • “Jesus Christ was crucified”
2.

treat cruelly

  • “The children tormented the stuttering teacher”
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3.

criticize harshly or violently

  • “The press savaged the new President”
  • “The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage”
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Origin

From Middle English crucifien, from Old French crucefier, from Late Latin crucificō, from Latin crucifigō.

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