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excruciate
[ ik-skroo-shee-eyt ]
/ ɪkˈskru ʃiˌeɪt /
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verb (used with object), ex·cru·ci·at·ed, ex·cru·ci·at·ing.
to inflict severe pain upon; torture: The headache excruciated him.
to cause mental anguish to; irritate greatly.
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How to use excruciate in a sentence
He complained of excruciating back pain, and prison records show he had previously been diagnosed with sciatica.
The Way Prisoners Flag Guard Abuse, Inadequate Health Care and Unsanitary Conditions Is Broken|by Shannon Heffernan, WBEZ|December 2, 2020|ProPublicaHe will be vulgarly stuck up, and excruciate me with every French word he attempts to pronounce.
Magnum Bonum|Charlotte M. YongeNay, that is a cruel religion, which would excruciate hereafter those who enjoy now.
But I need not excruciate you any longer;—any commands for town?
Kate Vernon, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Mrs. Alexander
British Dictionary definitions for excruciate
excruciate
/ (ɪkˈskruːʃɪˌeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to inflict mental suffering on; torment
obsolete to inflict physical pain on; torture
Derived forms of excruciate
excruciation, nounWord Origin for excruciate
C16: from Latin excruciāre, from cruciāre to crucify, from crux cross
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