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excruciate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɪkˈskɹʉwʃɪjɛjt/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ɪkˈskɾɪʊʃi.eːt/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
  • /ɪkˈskɹuʃi.eɪt/ (General-American)
  • /ɪkˈskɹuːʃi.eɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /əkˈskɹʉːʃi.æɪt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /ɪkˈskɾʉʃi.et/ (Scotland)
  • /ək-/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more excruciate Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most excruciate Degree=Sup lexicographic

excruciate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɪkˈskɹʉwʃɪjɛjt/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ɪkˈskɾɪʊʃi.eːt/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
  • /ɪkˈskɹuʃi.eɪt/ (General-American)
  • /ɪkˈskɹuːʃi.eɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /əkˈskɹʉːʃi.æɪt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /ɪkˈskɾʉʃi.et/ (Scotland)
  • /ək-/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.
    • But this it is that doth excruciate The verie ſubſtance of my vexed ſoule: To ſee our neighbours that were wont to quake And tremble at the Perſean Monarkes name, Now ſits and laughs our regiment to ſcorne, […] c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene i:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
excruciated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
excruciated Tense=Past lexicographic
excruciates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
excruciating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

excruciation · excruciating

Synonyms

afflict · irritate · pine · throe · torment · pang · excruciate · anguish · torture · agonize · aggrieve · wring · dere · hurt · ache · rack · torture · torment

Translations (12)

es lacerar (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture) · ru истяза́ть (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture) · ru терза́ть (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture) · es torturar (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture) · ru му́чить (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture) · fr torturer (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture) · bg тормозя (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture) · nl folteren (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture) · bg измъчвам (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture) · az əzab vermək (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture) · sv pina (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture) · de quälen (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture)