excruciate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb torment emotionally or mentally
  2. verb subject to torture

Etymology

From Latin excruciātus, past participle of excruciō, from ex- + cruciō, from the base of crux (“cross”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

torment, torture, rack

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