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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A woman whose dead father was discovered at an undertaker's three months after his funeral says her hellish ordeal has "crucified" her.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Israeli security forces imposed restrictions on access to the Holy Sepulchre in annexed east Jerusalem, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and rose from the dead.
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
The crucified Christ has been taken down from the cross, but there is no cross, no ladder—only a single cloud and a tiny sliver of earth to ground the composition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
“I have been convicted and sacrificed and crucified and stoned without a trial and without the option to defend myself.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2025
“See, she was singing her favorite hymn, ‘Were you there when they crucified my Lord?’
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
