Verb: crucify 'kroo-su,fI
- Kill by nailing onto a cross
"Jesus Christ was crucified"
- Criticize harshly or violently
"The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage";
- savage, blast [informal], pillory
- Harass persistently in cruel or annoying way
"The children crucified the stuttering teacher";
- torment, rag, bedevil, dun, frustrate
- Hold within limits and control
"crucify the flesh";
- mortify, subdue
Derived forms: crucifying, crucified, crucifies
Type of: beset, check, chevvy [non-standard], chevy [Brit, archaic], chivvy [Brit], chivy [Brit], contain, control, criticise [Brit], criticize, curb, damn [informal], execute, harass, harry, hassle [informal], hold, hold in, knock [informal], moderate, molest, pick apart, plague, provoke, put to death
Encyclopedia: Crucify