crucify

Verb
  1. Kill by nailing onto a cross (synset 202489638)
    "Jesus Christ was crucified"
    is a type of: execute, put to death - kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
  2. Treat cruelly (synset 201806967)
    "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
    is a type of: beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically
    subtypes:
    same as: bedevil, dun, frustrate, rag, torment
  3. Hold within limits and control (synset 201805829)
    "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
    entail: abstain, desist, refrain - choose not to consume
    is a type of: check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
    subtypes: mortify - practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
    same as: mortify, subdue
  4. Criticize harshly or violently (synset 200825488)
    "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
    is a type of: criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
    same as: blast, pillory, savage

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