CRUCIATES

Verb

cruciates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cruciate

Anagrams

• cicurates

Source: Wiktionary


CRUCIATE

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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