Definition of 'crucify'
Word forms: crucifies, crucifying, crucified
1. transitive verb [usu passive]
If someone is crucified, they are killed by being tied or nailed to a cross and left to die.
...the day that Christ was crucified.
2. transitive verb
To crucify someone means to criticize or punish them severely.
[informal] She'll crucify me if she finds you still here.
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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcruciˌfied or ˈcruciˌfying
2.
to mortify (the flesh) as by asceticism
3.
to be very cruel to; torment
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noun
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Word origin of 'crucify'
Translations for 'crucify'
British English: crucify VERB
If someone is crucified, they are killed by being tied or nailed to a cross and left to die.
He was crucified on a diagonal cross.
- American English: crucify
- Brazilian Portuguese: crucificar
- Chinese: 把…钉死在十字架上
- European Spanish: crucificar
- French: crucifier
- German: kreuzigen
- Italian: crocifiggere
- Japanese: はりつけの刑に処せられる
- Korean: 십자가에 못 박히다
- European Portuguese: crucificar
- Spanish: crucificar
Nearby words of 'crucify'
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Definition of crucify from the
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