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Webster 1913 Edition

Cruciate

Cru′ci-ate

(kr?′sh?-?t or -sh?t; 106)
,
Adj.
[L.
cruciatus
, p. p. of
cruciare
to crucify, torture, fr.
crux
,
crucis
, a cross. See
Cross
.]
1.
Tormented.
[Obs.]
Bale.
2.
(Bot.)
Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform.

Cru′ci-ate

(kr?′sh?-?t)
,
Verb.
T.
To torture; to torment.
[Obs.]
See
Excruciate
.
Bale.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cruciate

CRUCIATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L., to torture, a cross.] To torture; to torment; to afflict with extreme pain or distress; but he verb is seldom used. [See Excruciate.]

CRUCIATE

,
Adj.
Tormented. [Little used.]

Definition 2025

cruciate

cruciate

English

Adjective

cruciate

  1. In the form of a cross; cruciform.
  2. Overlapping or crossing.

Derived terms

Verb

cruciate ‎(third-person singular simple present cruciates, present participle cruciating, simple past and past participle cruciated)

  1. (obsolete) To torture; to torment.
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Related terms

Latin

Verb

cruciāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of cruciō

Etymology

From Latin cruciatus.

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