crucify, v.
(crucified, crucifies, crucifying)
freq. cnt. 3
(crucified, crucifies, crucifying)
freq. cnt. 3
kill by nailing onto a cross
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
crucify
sample sentences
"Jesus Christ was crucified"verb frames
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hypernym
treat cruelly
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bedevil crucify dun frustrate rag torment
sample sentences
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"verb frames
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lexical pointers
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criticize harshly or violently
<verb.communication>
blast crucify pillory savage
sample sentences
"The press savaged the new President""The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
verb frames
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hold within limits and control
<verb.emotion>
crucify mortify subdue
sample sentences
"subdue one's appetites""mortify the flesh"
verb frames
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entailment
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