crucify
/ˈkɹuːsɪfaɪ/ verb C1- To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.
- To punish or otherwise express extreme anger at, especially as a scapegoat or target of outrage. · After his public gaffe, he was crucified in the media.
- To thoroughly beat at a sport or game. · West Ham beat Manchester City five nil–they crucified them!
He/she/it crucifies · Past crucified · Past participle crucified · -ing form crucifying
Verb forms
- Base form
- crucify
- He/she/it
- crucifies
- Past
- crucified
- Past participle
- crucified
- -ing form
- crucifying
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“But the strangest part of the story is,” resumed the abbé, “that Dantès, even in his dying moments, swore by his crucified Redeemer, that he was utterly ignorant of the cause of his detention.”
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