Defenition of the word crucify
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Defenition of the word crucify
- To put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross.
- kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified"
- annoy constantly
- criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
- treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
- criticize harshly or violently
- hold within limits and control
- treat cruelly
- kill by nailing onto a cross
Synonyms for the word crucify
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- bedevil
- dun
- frustrate
- pillory
- rag
- tantalize
- torment
- torture
Hyponyms for the word crucify
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- badger
- beleaguer
- bug
- hamstring
- madden
- mortify
- oppress
- persecute
- pester
- tease
Hypernyms for the word crucify
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- annoy
- beset
- bother
- check
- chevvy
- chevy
- chivvy
- chivy
- contain
- control
- criticise
- criticize
- curb
- devil
- execute
- get at
- get to
- gravel
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- hold
- hold in
- irritate
- knock
- moderate
- molest
- nark
- nettle
- pick apart
- plague
- provoke
- put to death
- rag
- rile
- vex
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