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crucify
[ kroo-suh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
, cru·ci·fied, cru·ci·fy·ing.
- to put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross.
- to treat with gross injustice; persecute; torment; torture.
- to subdue (passion, sin, etc.).
crucify
/ ˈkruːsɪˌfaɪ /
verb
- to put to death by crucifixion
- slang.to defeat, ridicule, etc, totally
the critics crucified his performance
- to treat very cruelly; torment
- to subdue (passion, lust, etc); mortify
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Derived Forms
- ˈcruciˌfier, noun
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Other Words From
- cruci·fier noun
- un·cruci·fied adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crucify1
C13: from Old French crucifier, from Late Latin crucifīgere to crucify, to fasten to a cross, from Latin crux cross + fīgere to fasten
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Example Sentences
Thy fell undoings crucify afresh Thy Lord—who died alike for these and thee.
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"Thou who wouldst crucify me upon Shushan," he said through his teeth.
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In the eighteen books which follow, the word crucify appears but twice—in Hebrews (vi, 6) and in Revelation (xi, 8).
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He has also power to avoid sin and to constantly crucify his flesh.
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I ran away from him; I am a worthless fugitive, a thievish Phrygian slave, whom most masters would crucify.
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