excruciate
to inflict severe pain upon; torture: The headache excruciated him.
to cause mental anguish to; irritate greatly.
Origin of excruciate
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How to use excruciate in a sentence
The experience has been excruciating for the couple and their four children.
Morning Report: One Family’s Excruciating Experience with Homelessness | Voice of San Diego | June 22, 2022 | Voice of San DiegoHe 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.
Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida | OuidaBut I need not excruciate you any longer;—any commands for town?
Kate Vernon, Vol. 1 (of 3) | Mrs. Alexander
British Dictionary definitions for excruciate
/ (ɪkˈskruːʃɪˌeɪt) /
to inflict mental suffering on; torment
obsolete to inflict physical pain on; torture
Origin of excruciate
1Derived forms of excruciate
- excruciation, noun
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