Cruciate Definition

kro͝oshē-āt
adjective
Cross-shaped.
Webster's New World
Having leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross.
Webster's New World
Crossing: said of wings.
Webster's New World
Shaped like a cross.
The cruciate ligaments of the knee.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
verb

(obsolete) To torture; to torment.

Wiktionary

Origin of Cruciate

  • New Latin cruciātus from Latin crux cruc- cross

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin cruciatus.

    From Wiktionary

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