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cru·ci·fy       [kroo-suh-fahy] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
1.to put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross.
2.to treat with gross injustice; persecute; torment; torture.
3.to subdue (passion, sin, etc.).
[Origin: ME crucifien < AF, OF crucifier < L crucifīgere, equiv. to L cruci- (s. of crux) cross + fīgere to fix, bind fast]

—Related forms
cru·ci·fi·er, noun
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cru·ci·fy       (krōō'sə-fī')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   cru·ci·fied, cru·ci·fy·ing, cru·ci·fies
  1. To put (a person) to death by nailing or binding to a cross.
  2. To mortify or subdue (the flesh).
  3. To treat cruelly; torment: crucified the awkward child with teasing.
  4. To criticize harshly; pillory: The media crucified the politician for breaking a campaign pledge.


[Middle English crucifien, from Old French crucifier, alteration of Latin crucifīgere : crux, cruc-, cross + fīgere, to attach; see dhīgw- in Indo-European roots.]

cru'ci·fi'er n.
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