excruciate
ex·cru·ci·ate
excruciate · more excruciate · most excruciate
Excruciated; torturedExcruciated; tortured.
UK/ɪkˈskɹuːʃi.eɪt/US/ɪkˈskɹuʃi.eɪt/
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)Excruciated; tortured.
1616, George Chapman's translation of Homer's Odyssey And here my heart long time excruciate Amongst the leaves I rested all that night.
Origin
From Latin excruciātus, past participle of excruciō, from ex- + cruciō, from the base of cFrom Latin excruciātus, past participle of excruciō, from ex- + cruciō, from the base of crux (“cross”).
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Forms
more excruciate, most excruciate| Comparative | more excruciate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most excruciate Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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