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excruciate

ex·cru·ci·ate

Today it means: To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture. Full definition →

Latin excruciātus

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Latin · derived fromexcruciātus
English todayexcruciate

From Latin excruciātus, past participle of excruciō, from ex- + cruciō, from the base of crux (“cross”).

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