| 单词 | excruciate |
| 释义 | excruciate[ ik-skroo-shee-eyt ] / ɪkˈskru ʃiˌeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR excruciate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ex·cru·ci·at·ed, ex·cru·ci·at·ing.to inflict severe pain upon; torture: The headache excruciated him. to cause mental anguish to; irritate greatly. Origin of excruciate1560–70; <Latin excruciātus, past participle of excruciāre to torment, torture, equivalent to ex-ex-1 + cruciāre to torment, crucify (derivative of crux cross); see -ate1 Words nearby excruciateexcretory, excretory duct, excretory ductule of lacrimal gland, excretory gland, excretory system, excruciate, excruciating, excruciation, excubitorium, excud., excudit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for excruciate
British Dictionary definitions for excruciateexcruciate / (ɪkˈskruːʃɪˌeɪt) / verb (tr)to inflict mental suffering on; torment obsolete to inflict physical pain on; torture Derived forms of excruciateexcruciation, nounWord Origin for excruciateC16: from Latin excruciāre, from cruciāre to crucify, from crux cross Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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