Meaning

1 senses

  1. To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.

    quälen

    му́читьmúčitʹ, терза́тьterzátʹ, истяза́тьistjazátʹ

More definitions
  • subject to torture
  • torment emotionally or mentally

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture:

Origin

From Latin excruciātus, past participle of excruciō, from ex- + cruciō, from the base of c

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

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Forms

excruciates, excruciating, excruciated, excruciated
Base formexcruciate · to excruciate
3rd person singularexcruciates
Present participleexcruciating
Past simpleexcruciated
Past participleexcruciated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyexcruciate
he, she, itexcruciates

Past simpleLesson

all personsexcruciated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave excruciated
he, she, ithas excruciated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill excruciate

Synonyms

16 synonyms
tormentC1tortureB2acheB2agonizeB2anguishB2hurtA1irritateB1pineB2rackB2afflictaggrievederepangthroe
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedexcruciatingexcruciation

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
excommunicateexcrementexcruciatingexcruciatinglyexculpateexcursionB2
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