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English verb: crucify | |||
| 1. | crucify (social) kill by nailing onto a cross | ||
| Samples | Jesus Christ was crucified. | ||
| Examples | They want to crucify the prisoners | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | execute, put to death | ||
| 2. | crucify (emotion) treat cruelly | ||
| Samples | The children tormented the stuttering teacher. | ||
| Synonyms | bedevil, dun, frustrate, rag, torment | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | badger, beleaguer, bug, hamstring, madden, oppress, persecute, pester, tease | ||
| 3. | crucify (emotion) hold within limits and control | ||
| Samples | Subdue one's appetites. Mortify the flesh. | ||
| Synonyms | mortify, subdue | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mortify | ||
| Entail | abstain, desist, refrain | ||
| 4. | crucify (communication) criticize harshly or violently | ||
| Samples | The press savaged the new President. The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage. | ||
| Synonyms | blast, pillory, savage | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart | ||
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