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Word: Excruciate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Latin excruciat- ‘tormented’, from the verb excruciare (based on crux, cruc- ‘a cross’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈskruːʃɪeɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈskruːʃɪeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
torment (someone) physically or mentally
Short Definition:torment someone physically or mentally
Examples:- I stand back, excruciated by the possibility
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