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səˌfaɪ verb (used with object), cru·ci·fied, cru·ci·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:
Middle English crucifien < Anglo-French, Old French crucifier < Latin crucifīgere, equivalent to Latin cruci- (stem of crux) cross + fīgere to fix, bind fast
Middle English crucifien < Anglo-French, Old French crucifier < Latin crucifīgere, equivalent to Latin cruci- (stem of crux) cross + fīgere to fix, bind fast
Related forms
cru·ci·fi·er, noun
un·cru·ci·fied, adjective
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crucify (ˈkruːsɪˌfaɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 1. | to put to death by crucifixion |
| 2. | slang to defeat, ridicule, etc, totally: the critics crucified his performance |
| 3. | to treat very cruelly; torment |
| 4. | to subdue (passion, lust, etc); mortify |
| [C13: from Old French crucifier, from Late Latin crucifīgere to crucify, to fasten to a cross, from Latin crux cross + fīgere to fasten] | |
| 'crucifier | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
crucify
c.1300, from O.Fr. crucifer, from V.L. *crucificare, from L.L. crucifigere "to fasten to a cross," from cruci, dat. of L. crux "cross" + figere "fasten" (see fix). An ancient mode of capital punishment considered especially ignominious by the Romans.
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