01 a. Excruciated; tortured.
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Excruciated; tortured.“And here my heart long time excruciate.” — Chapman.
Entry
2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Excruciate
· Ex·cru·ci·ate
· IPA /ɛkˈskɹu.ʃi.eɪ̯t/
02 v. t. To inflict agonizing pain upon; to torture; to torment greatly; to rack; as, to excruciate the heart or the body.
imp. & p. p.
Excruciated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Excruciating
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To inflict agonizing pain upon; to torture; to torment greatly; to rack; as, to excruciate the heart or the body.“Their thoughts, like devils, them excruciate.” — Drayton.