crucify
verb (used with object)
to put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross.
crucified
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past participleof crucify.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof crucify.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
crucifyverb (used with object)to put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross.
Example Sentences
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Even the thief crucified alongside him, in the final minutes of his life, with nothing to offer and everything to repent, received the same promise: today you will be with me in paradise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
"It's the very beginning of Baroque painting, depicting a crucified Christ, isolated, luminous and standing out vividly against a dark and threatening sky," he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025
“Madame Web” underperformed in the theaters because the press just crucified it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2024
It marks the discovery of the cross Jesus was crucified on, according to Ethiopian Orthodox Christian tradition.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
But as an expert on getting crucified by lecture, I wonder what approach she’ll take.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
