CRUCIATE

cruciate, cruciform

(adjective) shaped like a cross

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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