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Definitions for Crucify

[1] to put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross.
[2] to treat with gross injustice; persecute; torment; torture.
[3] to subdue (passion, sin, etc.).
[4] to put to death by crucifixion
[5] slang to defeat, ridicule, etc, totally the critics crucified his performance
[6] to treat very cruelly; torment
[7] to subdue (passion, lust, etc); mortify

Words related to Crucify

torment, torture, hang, excruciate, harrow, kill, persecute, martyr, rack, martyrize, bedevil, smite, afflict, ill-treat, agonize, bother, ridicule, try, lampoon, pan

Words nearby Crucify

cruciferous, crucifix, crucifixion, crucifixion thorn, cruciform, crucify, crucis, cruciverbalist, cruck, crud, cruddy

Origin of Crucify

Middle English crucifien < Anglo-French, Old French crucifier < Latin crucifīgere, equivalent to Latin cruci- (stem of crux ) cross + fīgere to fix, bind fast

Other words from Crucify

cru·ci·fi·er , noun
un·cru·ci·fied , adjective

Word origin for Crucify

C13: from Old French crucifier, from Late Latin crucifīgere to crucify, to fasten to a cross, from Latin crux cross + fīgere to fasten

Synonyms for Crucify

torment, excruciate, hang, harrow, kill, martyr, martyrize, persecute, rack, torture, nail to cross