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Complete Definition of "excruciate"

English

Pronunciation
ik-'skrü-shE-"Ate

Etymology
L. excruciatus, past participle of excruciare, from ex- + cruciare to crucify, from cruc-, crux cross - to work against; oppose.
esp. to incite reaction.

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb|excruciat|ing

  1. to inflict intense pain or mental distress on someone; to torture

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