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crucify

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verb
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As a verb, crucify means execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.

Meanings of crucify

6 meanings

verb

  1. To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.

  2. hyperbolicTo punish or otherwise express extreme anger at, especially as a scapegoat or target of outrage.

    “After his public gaffe, he was crucified in the media.”

  3. hyperboleinformalsportsTo thoroughly beat at a sport or game.

    “West Ham beat Manchester City five nil–they crucified them!”

  4. Treat cruelly

    “The children tormented the stuttering teacher”

    Similar: torment, rag, bedevil, dun, frustrate

  5. Hold within limits and control

    “subdue one's appetites”

    “mortify the flesh”

    Similar: mortify, subdue

  6. Criticize harshly or violently

    “The press savaged the new President”

    “The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage”

    Similar: savage, blast, pillory

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

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verb: treat cruelly
tormentragbedevildunfrustrate
verb: hold within limits and control
mortifysubdue
verb: criticize harshly or violently
savageblastpillory

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