Synonyms for crucify
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kroo-suh-fahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkru səˌfaɪ |
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Définition of crucify
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French crucifer (12c., Modern French crucifier), from Vulgar Latin *crucificare, from Late Latin crucifigere "to fasten to a cross," from cruci, dative of Latin crux "cross" (see cross (n.)) + figere "fasten" (see fix (v.)). An ancient mode of capital punishment considered especially ignominious by the Romans. Figurative sense of "to torment" is 1620s. Related: Crucified; crucifying.
- verb execute; torture near to death
- verb browbeat, destroy with words
Antonyms for crucify
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