Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Cruciate /(kr?"sh?-?t [or] -sh?t; 106)/ · Cru·ci·ate · IPA /ˈkɹuː.ʃi.ət/ a. v. t. 01 a. Tormented. 1. Tormented.[Obs.] 2. Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform.(Bot.) 02 v. t. To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See Excruciate. 1. To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See Excruciate.[Obs.] See: Excruciate