Origin: Latin
suffix -ify
Crucify has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
kill by nailing onto a cross
"Jesus Christ was crucified"
2
treat cruelly
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
3
hold within limits and control
"subdue one's appetites"
"mortify the flesh"
4
criticize harshly or violently
"The press savaged the new President"
"The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
5
To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.
Example Sentences
"Jesus Christ was crucified"
verb
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
verb
"subdue one's appetites"
verb
"mortify the flesh"
verb
"The press savaged the new President"
verb
"The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)