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Discruciate

Dis-cru′ci-ate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Discruciated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Discruciating
.]
[L.
discruciatus
, p. p. of
discruciare
. See
Cruciate
.]
To torture; to excruciate.
[Obs.]
Discruciate
a man in deep distress.
Herrick.

Definition 2024

discruciate

discruciate

English

Verb

discruciate ‎(third-person singular simple present discruciates, present participle discruciating, simple past and past participle discruciated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To torture; to excruciate.
    • Robert Herrick, Griefe
      Sorrowes divided amongst many, lesse
      Discruciate a man in deep distresse.

Latin

Participle

discruciāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of discruciātus

Etymology

From Latin discruciatus, past participle of discruciare. See cruciate.

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