crucify

/ˌkrusəˈfaɪ/

Other forms: crucified; crucifying; crucifies

Definitions of crucify

1. verb

   kill by nailing onto a cross
   “Jesus Christ was crucified”

   type of:

   execute, put to death

   kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
2. verb

   treat cruelly
   synonyms: bedevil, dun, frustrate, rag, torment

   types:

   madden

   drive up the wall; get on someone's nerves

   hamstring

   make ineffective or powerless

   badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease

   annoy persistently

   oppress, persecute

   cause to suffer

   purge

   oust politically

   type of:

   beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke

   annoy continually or chronically
3. verb

   criticize harshly or violently
   “The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage”

   synonyms: blast, pillory, savage

   type of:

   criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart

   find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
4. verb

   hold within limits and control
   synonyms: mortify, subdue

   types:

   mortify

   practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

   type of:

   check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate

   lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits