discruciate

Discruciate

Dis*cru"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discruciated; p. pr. & vb. n. Discruciating.] [L. discruciatus, p. p. of discruciare. See Cruciate.] To torture; to excruciate. [Obs.]

Discruciate a man in deep distress. --Herrick.
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