crucify
verb /ˈkruːsɪfaɪ/
/ˈkruːsɪfaɪ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they crucify | /ˈkruːsɪfaɪ/ /ˈkruːsɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it crucifies | /ˈkruːsɪfaɪz/ /ˈkruːsɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple crucified | /ˈkruːsɪfaɪd/ /ˈkruːsɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle crucified | /ˈkruːsɪfaɪd/ /ˈkruːsɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form crucifying | /ˈkruːsɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈkruːsɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- crucify somebody to kill somebody as a punishment by fastening them to a wooden cross
- crucify somebody (informal) to criticize or punish somebody very severely
- The prime minister was crucified in the press for his handling of the affair.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French crucifier, from late Latin crucifigere, from Latin crux, cruc- ‘cross’ + figere ‘fix’. Compare with crucifix.