excruciate


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
excruciate /ɪkˈskruːʃɪeɪt, ɛk-/
verb rare torment physically or mentally.
– derivatives
excruciation noun.
– origin C16: from L. excruciat-, excruciare ‘torment’ (based on crux, cruc- ‘a cross’).
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