excruciate
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
ik-'skrü-shE-"Ate
[edit] Etymology
Latin excruciatus, past participle of excruciare, from ex- + cruciare, from cruc-, crux cross - to work against; oppose. esp. to incite reaction.
[edit] Verb
excruciate (third-person singular simple present excruciates, present participle excruciating, simple past and past participle excruciated)
[edit] Translations
to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture
[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
excruciāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of excruciō
