单词 | excruciate |
释义 | excruciate /ik skrooh"shee ayt'/, v.t., excruciated, excruciating. 1. to inflict severe pain upon; torture: The headache excruciated him. 2. to cause mental anguish to; irritate greatly. [1560-70; < L excruciatus, ptp. of excruciare to torment, torture, equiv. to ex- EX-1 + cruciare to torment, crucify (deriv. of crux cross); see ATE1] |
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