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cru·cify (kro̵̅o̅sə fī′)

transitive verb -·fied′, -·fy′·ing

  1. to put to death by nailing or binding to a cross and leaving to die of exposure
  2. to mortify (the flesh) as by asceticism
  3. to be very cruel to; torment

Etymology: ME crucifien < OFr crucifier < VL *crucificare < LL(Ec) crucifigere < L crux, cross + figere: see fix

crucify Related Forms

cru·ci·fi′er noun

crucify Synonyms

crucify

v.

  1. To kill by crucifixion

    execute, nail to the cross, hang, torture; see kill 1.

  2. To torment

    torture, persecute, pillory, bedevil; see bother 2, persecute 1.

crucify Usage Examples

Object

  • flesh: When He was raised from the dead He took the crucified flesh with Him.
  • thief: The story of the two thieves crucified alongside Jesus becomes the tale of the thieves " who stole Munch's Scream " .
  • criminal: In Roman law the corpse of a crucified criminal belonged to the next of kin.
  • man: It was possible for a crucified man to take five days to die.
  • figure: Its carving includes a crucified figure in addition to the characteristic Viking ornamentation.
  • nature: Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.

Preposition: on

cross: He was crucified on the cruel cross of Calvary.

Subject

Preposition: as

criminal: For they had seen Him crucified as a common criminal; and three days had passed " since these things were done.

Preposition: between

thief: Worn, wasted, crucified between the thieves, Ere night-fall ye might sup in paradise!

Modifying Another Word

  • again: Back to get crucified again, says Jesus, as you have run away.
  • down: Our parents didn't really want us turned on a spit or crucified upside down.
  • actually: This all took place with the masses thinking that they were actually crucifying Christ.
  • never: Second, I believed that Jesus was never crucified nor did he know death.
  • then: He was betrayed by Judas, arrested by the Roman soldiers and then crucified, on Good Friday.
  • not: His remark about not crucifying Christ anew speaks for itself.

Used with why or when

  • when: For example, Allah deceived mankind into thinking that Jesus was crucified when in fact he wasn't ( cf.
  • who: And it's the same Jesus who was crucified who rose.

Preposition: in

weakness: For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God's power.

Preposition: by

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