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ex·cru·ci·ate (ĭk-skro͞o′shē-āt′) tr.v. ex·cru·ci·at·ed ,
ex·cru·ci·at·ing ,
ex·cru·ci·ates 1. To inflict severe pain on; torture.
2. To inflict great mental distress on.
[Latin excruciāre , excruciāt- : ex- , intensive pref. ; see ex- + cruciāre , to crucify, torture (from crux , cruc- , cross ).]
ex·cru′ci·a′tion n.
excruciate (ɪkˈskruːʃɪˌeɪt ) vb (
tr )
1. to inflict mental suffering on; torment
2. obsolete to inflict physical pain on; torture
[C16: from Latin excruciāre, from cruciāre to crucify, from crux cross]
exˌcruciˈation n
ex•cru•ci•ate (ɪkˈskru ʃiˌeɪt) v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing. 1. to inflict severe pain upon; torture.
2. to cause mental anguish to.
[1560–70; < Latin
excruciātus, past participle of
excruciāre to torment, torture =
ex- ex -
1 +
cruciāre to torment (derivative of
crux cross)]
ex•cru`ci•a′tion, n.
excruciate Past participle: excruciatedGerund: excruciatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative excruciate excruciate
Present I excruciate you excruciate he/she/it excruciates we excruciate you excruciate they excruciate
Preterite I excruciated you excruciated he/she/it excruciated we excruciated you excruciated they excruciated
Present Continuous I am excruciating you are excruciating he/she/it is excruciating we are excruciating you are excruciating they are excruciating
Present Perfect I have excruciated you have excruciated he/she/it has excruciated we have excruciated you have excruciated they have excruciated
Past Continuous I was excruciating you were excruciating he/she/it was excruciating we were excruciating you were excruciating they were excruciating
Past Perfect I had excruciated you had excruciated he/she/it had excruciated we had excruciated you had excruciated they had excruciated
Future I will excruciate you will excruciate he/she/it will excruciate we will excruciate you will excruciate they will excruciate
Future Perfect I will have excruciated you will have excruciated he/she/it will have excruciated we will have excruciated you will have excruciated they will have excruciated
Future Continuous I will be excruciating you will be excruciating he/she/it will be excruciating we will be excruciating you will be excruciating they will be excruciating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been excruciating you have been excruciating he/she/it has been excruciating we have been excruciating you have been excruciating they have been excruciating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been excruciating you will have been excruciating he/she/it will have been excruciating we will have been excruciating you will have been excruciating they will have been excruciating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been excruciating you had been excruciating he/she/it had been excruciating we had been excruciating you had been excruciating they had been excruciating
Conditional I would excruciate you would excruciate he/she/it would excruciate we would excruciate you would excruciate they would excruciate
Past Conditional I would have excruciated you would have excruciated he/she/it would have excruciated we would have excruciated you would have excruciated they would have excruciated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. excruciate - torment emotionally or mentally anguish ,
pain ,
hurt - cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"
2. excruciate - subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"injure - cause injuries or bodily harm to
rack - torture on the rack
excruciate verb To bring great harm or suffering to:
afflict ,
agonize ,
anguish ,
curse ,
plague ,
rack ,
scourge ,
smite ,
strike ,
torment ,
torture .
excruciate - torment emotionally or mentally 
excruciate - subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"