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ex·cru·ci·ate

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TRANSITIVE VERB:
ex·cru·ci·at·ed, ex·cru·ci·at·ing, ex·cru·ci·ates

To inflict severe pain on; torture.
To inflict great mental distress on.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin excrucire, excrucit- : ex-, intensive pref. ; see ex- + crucire, to crucify, torture (from crux, cruc-, cross)

OTHER FORMS:
ex·cruci·ation(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for excruciate

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