English dictionary

crucify

/'kr/u/s/@/,f/aI/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

kill by nailing onto a cross

verb.social

Source: WordNet 3.0
treat cruelly

verb.emotion

Synonyms bedevil dun frustrate rag torment

Source: WordNet 3.0
hold within limits and control

verb.emotion

Synonyms mortify subdue

Source: WordNet 3.0
criticize harshly or violently

verb.communication

Synonyms blast pillory savage

Source: WordNet 3.0
To fasten to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands and feet to a cross or gibbet.

verb

Source: webster1913