First Known Use: circa 1570
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excruciate
verb ex·cru·ci·ate \ik-ˈskrü-shē-ˌāt\
ex·cru·ci·at·edex·cru·ci·at·ing
Definition of EXCRUCIATE
transitive verb
1
: to inflict intense pain on : torture
2
: to subject to intense mental distress
— ex·cru·ci·a·tion \-ˌskrü-shē-ˈā-shən, -sē-\ noun
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Origin of EXCRUCIATE
Latin excruciatus, past participle of excruciare, from ex- + cruciare to crucify, from cruc-, crux cross
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