Excruciate Definition
ĭk-skro͝oshē-āt
excruciated, excruciates, excruciating
verb
excruciated, excruciating
To cause intense bodily pain to; torture.
Webster's New World
To subject to mental anguish; torment.
Webster's New World
adjective
(obsolete) Excruciated; tortured.
Wiktionary
Origin of Excruciate
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Latin excruciāre excruciāt- ex- intensive pref. ex– cruciāre to crucify, torture (from crux cruc- cross)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin excruciatus, past participle of excruciare, from ex- + cruciare, from cruc-, crux cross - to work against; oppose.
From Wiktionary
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