Etymology

discruciate

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Today it means: To torture (someone); to excruciate. Full definition →

Latin discruciātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdiscruciātus
  2. English todaydiscruciate

First attested in 1596; borrowed from Latin discruciātus, perfect passive participle of discruciō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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