excruciate
v.
inflict severe pain upon; torture; irritate greatly
Excruciate
(v. t.)
To inflict agonizing pain upon; to torture; to torment greatly; to rack; as, to excruciate the heart or the body.
(a.)
Excruciated; tortured.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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excruciate
Verb
1. torment emotionally or mentally
(synonym) torment, torture, rack
(hypernym) pain, anguish, hurt
(derivation) agony, suffering, excruciation
2. subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"
(synonym) torture, torment
(hypernym) injure, wound
(hyponym) rack
(derivation) agony, suffering, excruciation