Dictionary Entry

crucify

crucify is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To fasten to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands and feet to a cross or gibbet. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 19 · 7 senses

Definitions

1transitive verb
To fasten to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands and feet to a cross or gibbet.
2transitive verb
To destroy the power or ruling influence of; to subdue completely; to mortify.
3transitive verb
To vex or torment.
4verb
criticize harshly or violently
"The press savaged the new President"
"The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
Synonyms
blast pillory savage
5verb
hold within limits and control
"subdue one's appetites"
"mortify the flesh"
Synonyms
mortify subdue
6verb
treat cruelly
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
Synonyms
bedevil dun frustrate rag torment
7verb
kill by nailing onto a cross
"Jesus Christ was crucified"

Synonyms

blast pillory savage mortify subdue bedevil dun frustrate rag torment

Common word forms

crucified crucifier crucifies crucifying

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