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(kruːsɪfaɪ)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense crucifies, present participle crucifying, past tense, past participle crucified

1. verb [usually passive]

If someone is crucified, they are killed by being tied or nailed to a cross and left to die.

...the day that Christ was crucified. [be VERB-ed]

Synonyms: execute, put to death, nail to a cross More Synonyms of crucify

2. verb

To crucify someone means to criticize or punish them severely.

[informal]

She'll crucify me if she finds you still here. [VERB noun]

She was crucified by the critics for her performance. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: pan [informal], rubbish [informal], ridicule, slag (off) [slang] More Synonyms of crucify

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crucify in British English

(ˈkruːsɪˌfaɪ)

verbWord forms: -fies, -fying or -fied (transitive)

to put to death by crucifixion

2. slang

to defeat, ridicule, etc, totally

the critics crucified his performance

to treat very cruelly; torment

to subdue (passion, lust, etc); mortify

Derived forms

crucifier (ˈcruciˌfier)

noun

Word origin

C13: from Old French crucifier, from Late Latin crucifīgere to crucify, to fasten to a cross, from Latin crux cross + fīgere to fasten

crucify in American English

(ˈkrusəˌfaɪ)

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcruciˌfied or ˈcruciˌfying

to put to death by nailing or binding to a cross and leaving to die of exposure

to mortify (the flesh) as by asceticism

to be very cruel to; torment

Derived forms

crucifier (ˈcruciˌfier)

noun

Word origin

ME crucifien < OFr crucifier < VL *crucificare < LL(Ec) crucifigere < L crux, cross + figere: see fix

Synonyms of 'crucify'

execute, put to death, nail to a cross

pan, rubbish, ridicule, slag (off)

torture, rack, torment, harrow

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British English: crucify VERB

If someone is crucified, they are killed by being tied or nailed to a cross and left to die.

He was crucified on a diagonal cross.

American English: crucify
Brazilian Portuguese: crucificar
Chinese: 把…钉死在十字架上
European Spanish: crucificar
French: crucifier
German: kreuzigen
Italian: crocifiggere
Japanese: はりつけの刑に処せられる
Korean: 십자가에 못 박히다
European Portuguese: crucificar
Latin American Spanish: crucificar

1 (verb) in the sense of execute

Definition

to put to death by crucifixion

in the times when criminals were crucified

Synonyms

execute

Roman soldiers could be executed for treason.

put to death

nail to a cross

2 (verb) in the sense of pan

Definition

to defeat or ridicule totally

(slang)

She was crucified by the critics for her performance.

Synonyms

pan (informal)

His first movie was panned by the critics.

rubbish (informal)

devoted to rubbishing her political opponents

ridicule

I admire her for allowing them to ridicule her.

slag (off) (slang)

lampoon

He was lampooned for his short stature and political views.

wipe the floor with (informal)

tear to pieces

3 (verb) in the sense of torture

Definition

to treat cruelly

He had been crucified by guilt ever since his child's death.

Synonyms

torture

Prisoners were often tortured in ancient Rome.

rack

a teenager racked with guilt

torment

At times, memories returned to torment her.

harrow

Additional synonyms

in the sense of harrow

Synonyms

distress,

tear,

wound,

rend (literary),

torture,

rack,

torment,

harass,

wring,

vex,

agonize,

perturb,

lacerate

in the sense of lampoon

Definition

to ridicule and criticize (someone) in a lampoon

He was lampooned for his short stature and political views.

Synonyms

ridicule,

mock,

mimic,

parody,

caricature,

send up (British, informal),

take off (informal),

make fun of,

squib,

burlesque,

satirize,

pasquinade,

take the piss (out of) (informal)

in the sense of rack

Definition

to cause great suffering to

a teenager racked with guilt

Synonyms

torture,

distress,

torment,

harass,

afflict,

oppress,

harrow,

crucify,

agonize,

pain,

excruciate

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单词	crucify
释义	Trends of crucify View usage for: crucify (kruːsɪfaɪ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense crucifies, present participle crucifying, past tense, past participle crucified 1. verb [usually passive] If someone is crucified, they are killed by being tied or nailed to a cross and left to die. ...the day that Christ was crucified. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: execute, put to death, nail to a cross More Synonyms of crucify 2. verb To crucify someone means to criticize or punish them severely. [informal] She'll crucify me if she finds you still here. [VERB noun] She was crucified by the critics for her performance. [VERB noun] Synonyms: pan [informal], rubbish [informal], ridicule, slag (off) [slang] More Synonyms of crucify More Synonyms of crucify crucify in British English (ˈkruːsɪˌfaɪ) verbWord forms: -fies, -fying or -fied (transitive) 1. to put to death by crucifixion 2. slang to defeat, ridicule, etc, totally the critics crucified his performance 3. to treat very cruelly; torment 4. to subdue (passion, lust, etc); mortify Derived forms crucifier (ˈcruciˌfier) noun Word origin C13: from Old French crucifier, from Late Latin crucifīgere to crucify, to fasten to a cross, from Latin crux cross + fīgere to fasten crucify in American English (ˈkrusəˌfaɪ) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcruciˌfied or ˈcruciˌfying 1. to put to death by nailing or binding to a cross and leaving to die of exposure 2. to mortify (the flesh) as by asceticism 3. to be very cruel to; torment Derived forms crucifier (ˈcruciˌfier) noun Word origin ME crucifien < OFr crucifier < VL crucificare < LL(Ec) crucifigere < L crux, cross + figere: see fix Synonyms of 'crucify' execute, put to death, nail to a cross pan, rubbish, ridicule, slag (off) torture, rack, torment, harrow More Synonyms of crucify* In other languages crucify British English: crucify VERB If someone is crucified, they are killed by being tied or nailed to a cross and left to die. He was crucified on a diagonal cross. American English: crucify Brazilian Portuguese: crucificar Chinese: 把…钉死在十字架上 European Spanish: crucificar French: crucifier German: kreuzigen Italian: crocifiggere Japanese: はりつけの刑に処せられる Korean: 십자가에 못 박히다 European Portuguese: crucificar Latin American Spanish: crucificar 1 (verb) in the sense of execute Definition to put to death by crucifixion in the times when criminals were crucified Synonyms execute Roman soldiers could be executed for treason. put to death nail to a cross 2 (verb) in the sense of pan Definition to defeat or ridicule totally (slang) She was crucified by the critics for her performance. Synonyms pan (informal) His first movie was panned by the critics. rubbish (informal) devoted to rubbishing her political opponents ridicule I admire her for allowing them to ridicule her. slag (off) (slang) lampoon He was lampooned for his short stature and political views. wipe the floor with (informal) tear to pieces 3 (verb) in the sense of torture Definition to treat cruelly He had been crucified by guilt ever since his child's death. Synonyms torture Prisoners were often tortured in ancient Rome. rack a teenager racked with guilt torment At times, memories returned to torment her. harrow Additional synonyms in the sense of harrow Synonyms distress, tear, wound, rend (literary), torture, rack, torment, harass, wring, vex, agonize, perturb, lacerate in the sense of lampoon Definition to ridicule and criticize (someone) in a lampoon He was lampooned for his short stature and political views. Synonyms ridicule, mock, mimic, parody, caricature, send up (British, informal), take off (informal), make fun of, squib, burlesque, satirize, pasquinade, take the piss (out of) (informal) in the sense of rack Definition to cause great suffering to a teenager racked with guilt Synonyms torture, distress, torment, harass, afflict, oppress, harrow, crucify, agonize, pain, excruciate Nearby words of crucify crown crowning crucial crucify crude crudely crudity Synonyms of 'crucify' crucify Explore 'crucify' in the dictionary
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