crucify

cru·ci·fy  (krs-f)

tr.v. cru·ci·fied, cru·ci·fy·ing, cru·ci·fies

1. To put (a person) to death by nailing or binding to a cross.

2. To mortify or subdue (the flesh).

3. To treat cruelly; torment: crucified the awkward child with teasing.

4. To criticize harshly; pillory: The media crucified the politician for breaking a campaign pledge.

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[Middle English crucifien, from Old French crucifier, alteration of Latin crucifgere : crux, cruc-, cross + fgere, to attach; see dhg^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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cruci·fier n.

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crucify

Verb

[-fies, -fying, -fied]

1. to put to death by crucifixion

2. to treat cruelly

3. Slang to defeat or ridicule totally [Latin crux cross + figere to fasten]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	crucify - kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified" execute, put to death - kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed"
	2.	crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate madden - drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" hamstring - make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules" badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" persecute, oppress - cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"
	3.	crucify - hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" mortify, subdue mortify - practice self-denial of one's body and appetites curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
	4.	crucify - criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" savage, pillory, blast criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

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crucify

verb 1. execute, put to death, nail to a cross

verb 2. (Slang) pan, (informal) rubbish (informal) ridicule, slag (off) (slang) lampoon, wipe the floor with (informal) tear to pieces

3. torture, rack, torment, harrow

Translations

crucify [ˈkruːsɪfaɪ] vt → crucificar;

(fig) → martirizar

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crucify [ˈkruːsɪfaɪ] vt → crucifier, mettre en croix (fig); crucifier

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crucify [ˈkruːsɪfaɪ] vt → kreuzigen (fig); in der Luft zerreißen

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crucify [ˈkruːsɪfaɪ] vt → crocifiggere, mettere in croce;

(fig) → distruggere, fare a pezzi

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crucify

v crucify [ˈkruːsifai]

to put to death by fixing the hands and feet to a cross Christ was crucified. kruisig يَصلِب разпъвам на кръст (u)křižovat korsfæste kreuzigen σταυρώνω crucificar risti lööma مصلوب کردن ristiinnaulita crucifier לִצלוֹב सलीब पर ठोंक कर मार डालना raspeti keresztre feszít menyalib krossfesta crocifiggere 十字架にかける 십자가에 못박다 nukryžiuoti sist krustā kruisigen korsfeste ukrzyżować crucificar a crucifica распять ukrižovať križati razapeti korsfästa ฆ่าโดยการตรึงกางเขน çarmıha germek 把...釘死在十字架上 розпинати на хресті سولى پر چ‍ڑهانا، صليب پر ل‍ٹ‍‍كانا đóng đinh người vào cây thập ác 把...钉死在十字架上

n crucifix [-fiks]

a figure of Christ on the cross. kruisbeeld, krusifiks, Christusbeeld صورة المَـسيح مَـصلوبا разпятие krucifix krucifiks das Kruzifix Εσταυρωμένος crucifijo krutsifiks عیسی بر صلیب krusifiksi crucifix צְלָב עם דְמוּת יְשוּ क्रूस मूर्ति raspeće feszület salib kross með Kristsmynd crocifisso キリスト受難像 그리스도의 십자가상 krucifiksas, nukryžiuotasis krucifikss simbol penyaliban crucifix krusifiks krzyż, krucyfiks crucifixo crucifix распятие krucifix razpelo raspeće krucifix ไม้กางเขนที่มีหุ่นพระเยซูตรึงอยู่ haç üstünde İsa resmi / heykeli 耶穌釘在十字架上的圖像 розп'яття صليب پر مسيح كا چهوٹ‍ا سا مجسم‍ہ، مسيح مصلوب mô hình cây thánh giá với hình chúa giê su trên đó 耶稣钉在十字架上的图像, 十字架

n cruciˈfixion [-ˈfikʃən]

(a) death on the cross, especially that of Christ. kruisiging صَلْب المسيح، صورة المَسيح مَصلوبا разпъване ukřižování korsfæstelse; Jesu korsfæstelse die Kreuzigung σταύρωση crucifixión ristilöömine مصلوب سازی ristiinnaulitseminen crucifixion צְלִיבָה ईसा की सलीब raspeće keresztre feszítés penyaliban krossfesting crocifissione はりつけ 십자가에 못박음［못박힘］ nukryžiavimas krustā sišana hukuman salib kruisiging korsfesting ukrzyżowanie crucificação crucificare распятие (на кресте) ukrižovanie križanje raspeće korsfästelse การฆ่าโดยการตรึงกางเขน Hz.İsa'nın çarmıha gerilerek ölmesi; çarmıha ger(il)me 在十字架上釘死(尤其指耶穌) розпинання на хресті سولى پر چ‍ڑهانا، صليب پر ل‍ٹ‍‍كانا sự đóng đinh trên hình chữ thập 在十字架上钉死的图像；尤其指耶稣像