cruciate noun & adjective. ['kru:ʃɪǝt, -eɪt] L17.
[medieval Latin cruciatus, from Latin cruc-, crux cross: see -ATE².]
Anatomy, Botany, & Zoology.
A. noun.
1. A cross-shaped incision. Only in L17.

2. A cruciate ligament. L20.
b. adjective. Cross-shaped; in the form of a cross. E19.
cruciate ligament either of two ligaments in the knee-joint which cross each other and connect the femur and tibia.

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cruciate verb trans. ['kru:ʃɪeɪt] arch. Pa. pple -ate (earlier), -ated. LME.
[Orig. pa. pple, from Latin cruciatus pa. pple of cruciare torture, from cruc-, crux cross: see -ATE³. Sense 2 is from ecclesiastical Latin.]
1. Torture; torment; excruciate. LME.

2. Crucify. M16-M17.

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