crucify
[ kroo-suh-fahy ]
/ ˈkru səˌfaɪ /
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.).
Origin of crucify
Middle English
crucifien < Anglo-French, Old French
crucifier < Latin
crucifīgere, equivalent to Latin
cruci- (stem of
crux)
cross +
fīgere to fix, bind fast
OTHER WORDS FROM crucify
cru·ci·fi·er, noun un·cru·ci·fied, adjectiveWords nearby crucify
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British Dictionary definitions for crucify
crucify
/ (ˈkruːsɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
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
Derived forms of crucify
crucifier, nounWord Origin for crucify
C13: from Old French
crucifier, from Late Latin
crucifīgere to crucify, to fasten to a cross, from Latin
crux cross +
fīgere to fasten