excruciate
[ ik-skroo-shee-eyt ]
/ ɪkˈskru ʃiˌeɪt /
verb (used with object), ex·cru·ci·at·ed, ex·cru·ci·at·ing.
to inflict severe pain upon; torture: The headache excruciated him.
to cause mental anguish to; irritate greatly.
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Example sentences from the Web for excruciate
But I need not excruciate you any longer;—any commands for town?
Kate Vernon, Vol. 1 (of 3) |Mrs. AlexanderHe will be vulgarly stuck up, and excruciate me with every French word he attempts to pronounce.
Magnum Bonum |Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for excruciate
excruciate
/ (ɪkˈskruːʃɪˌeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to inflict mental suffering on; torment
obsolete
to inflict physical pain on; torture
Derived forms of excruciate
excruciation, nounWord Origin for excruciate
C16: from Latin
excruciāre, from
cruciāre to crucify, from
crux cross