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crucify v. kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified"
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crucify v. [
torment, rag, bedevil, dun, frustrate] treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
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crucify v. [
mortify, subdue] hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
. wn #4
crucify v. [
savage, blast, pillory] criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
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