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crucified Definition


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crucify
verb crucifies, crucified, crucifying
    1. To put to death by fastening or nailing to a cross by the hands and feet.
    2. To torment, torture or persecute someone.
      Thesaurus: torment, torture, persecute, harrow, brutalize, execute, kill.
    3. slang
      To defeat or humiliate someone utterly.
Etymology: 13c: from French crucifier, from Latin crucifigere to crucify, from crux cross + figere fix.



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