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CRUCIATE
cruciate, cruciform
(adjective) shaped like a cross
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
cruciate
In the form of a cross; cruciform.
Overlapping or crossing.
(obsolete) tormented.
Verb
cruciate (third-person singular simple present cruciates, present participle cruciating, simple past and past participle cruciated)
(obsolete) To torture; to torment.
Anagrams
• cicurate
Source: Wiktionary
Cru"ci*ate (kr"sh-t or -sht; 106), a. Etym: [L. cruciatus, p. p. of cruciare to crucify, torture, fr. crux, crucis, a cross. See Cross.]
1. Tormented. [Obs.] Bale.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform.
Cru"ci*ate (kr"sh-t), v. t.
Definition: To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See Excruciate. Bale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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