单词 | crucify |
释义 | crucify[ kroo-suh-fahy ] / ˈkru səˌfaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR crucify ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), cru·ci·fied, cru·ci·fy·ing.to put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross. to treat with gross injustice; persecute; torment; torture. to subdue (passion, sin, etc.). Origin of crucifyMiddle English crucifien<Anglo-French, Old French crucifier<Latin crucifīgere, equivalent to Latin cruci- (stem of crux) cross + fīgere to fix, bind fast OTHER WORDS FROM crucifycru·ci·fi·er, nounun·cru·ci·fied, adjectiveWords nearby crucifycruciferous, crucifix, crucifixion, crucifixion thorn, cruciform, crucify, Crucis, cruciverbalist, cruck, crud, cruddy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for crucifycrucify / (ˈkruːsɪˌfaɪ) / verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)to put to death by crucifixion slang to defeat, ridicule, etc, totallythe critics crucified his performance to treat very cruelly; torment to subdue (passion, lust, etc); mortify Derived forms of crucifycrucifier, nounWord Origin for crucifyC13: from Old French crucifier, from Late Latin crucifīgere to crucify, to fasten to a cross, from Latin crux cross + fīgere to fasten Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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