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- DictionaryCru·ci·fy/ˈkro͞osəˌfī/
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- 1. put (someone) to death by nailing or binding them to a cross, especially as an ancient punishment: "two thieves were crucified with Jesus"
- 2. criticize (someone) severely and unrelentingly: informal "our fans would crucify us if we lost"
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to kill someone by tying or nailing the person to a cross. To crucify is also to criticize someone or something severely: The media have a tendency to crucify organizations that try to do things differently. (Definition of crucify from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
crucify somebody (informal) to criticize or punish somebody very severely. The prime minister was crucified in the press for his handling of the affair. Definition of crucify verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
See synonyms for crucify on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), cru·ci·fied, cru·ci·fy·ing. to put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross.
- Etymology
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From Middle English crucifien, from Old French crucefier, from Late Latin crucificō, from Latin crucifigō.
crucify (third-person singular simple present crucifies, present participle crucifying, simple past and past participle crucified) 1. To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross. 2. (hyperbolic) To punish or otherwise express extreme anger at, especially as a scapegoat or target of outrage. 2.1. After his public gaffe, he was crucifiedin the media....
Crucify Definition. To put to death by nailing or binding to a cross and leaving to die of exposure. To mortify (the flesh) as by asceticism. To be very cruel to; torment. To criticize harshly; pillory. The media crucified the politician for breaking a campaign pledge.
3 days ago · crucify in American English. (ˈkruːsəˌfai) transitive verb Word forms: -fied, -fying. 1. to put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross. 2. to treat with gross injustice; persecute; torment; torture. 3. to subdue (passion, sin, etc.)
Definitions of crucify. verb. kill by nailing onto a cross. “Jesus Christ was crucified ” see more. verb. treat cruelly. synonyms: bedevil, dun, frustrate, rag, torment. see more. verb. criticize harshly or violently. “The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage” synonyms: blast, pillory, savage. see more. verb.
