excruciate

Etymology

From Latin excruciātus, past participle of excruciō, from ex- +‎ cruciō, from the base of crux (“cross”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛk.ˈskɹu.ʃi.eɪ̯t/, /ɛk.ˈskɹu.si.eɪ̯t/

Verb

excruciate (third-person singular simple present excruciates, present participle excruciating, simple past and past participle excruciated)

1. (transitive) To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.

Adjective

excruciate (comparative more excruciate, superlative most excruciate)

1. (obsolete) Excruciated; tortured.
   • 1616, George Chapman's translation of Homer's Odyssey

     And here my heart long time excruciate
     Amongst the leaves I rested all that night.

Verb

excruciāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of excruciō