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excruciate definition

ex·cru·ci·ate (eks kro̵̅o̅′s̸hē āt′, iks-)

transitive verb excruciated -·at′ed, excruciating -·at′·ing

  1. to cause intense bodily pain to; torture
  2. to subject to mental anguish; torment

Etymology: < L excruciatus, pp. of excruciare < ex-, intens. + cruciare, to torture, crucify < crux, cross

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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