crucify
verb (used with object)
to put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross.
has crucified
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present perfectof crucify (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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
He who has made the foundations of the world, the wheel of the heavens, how He has crucified the heart of man with affliction!
From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Omar Khayyam
