English verb: excruciate | |||
1. | excruciate (emotion) torment emotionally or mentally | ||
Synonyms | rack, torment, torture | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anguish, hurt, pain | ||
2. | excruciate (body) subject to torture | ||
Samples | The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible. | ||
Synonyms | torment, torture | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | injure, wound | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | martyr, martyrise, martyrize, rack | ||