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| cru·ci·fy [ krssi f ] (past and past participle cru·ci·fied, present participle cru·ci·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular cru·ci·fies) |
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1. transitive verb execute somebody on cross: to execute somebody by crucifixion
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2. transitive verb criticize somebody harshly: to criticize somebody unsparingly
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3. transitive verb treat somebody cruelly: to defeat, torment, or victimize somebody in a thorough or cruel way
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4. cru·ci·fy your·self vr severely discipline your body: to subject yourself to hard physical discipline
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| [14th century. Via French crucifier< ecclesiastical Latin crucifigere< Latin cruci figere "fix to a cross"] |
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  cru·ci·fi·er noun |
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