crucify
(Informal)
[verb]
Synonyms: execute, persecute, torment, torture

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Related Idioms: kill by inches, nail to the cross, put on the rack
Related Words: bedevil, bother, browbeat

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cru‧ci‧fy /ˈkruːsəfaɪ, ˈkruːsɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle crucified, present participle crucifying, third person singular crucifies) [transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: crucifier, from Late Latin crucifigere, from Latin crux ( ⇒ cross²) + figere 'to fasten']

1. to kill someone by fastening them to a cross

2. to criticize someone severely and cruelly for something they have done, especially in public

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