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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 | ||
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