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Definitions of Crucify
Pronunciation : Cru"ci*fy (-f)
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. crucifier, fr. (assumed) LL. crucificare, for crucifigere, fr, L. crux, crucis, cross + figere to fix, the ending - figere being changed to -ficare, F. -fier (in compounds), as if fr. L. facere to do, make. See Cross, and Fix, and cf. Crucifix.]
Definition : 1. To fasten to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands and feet to a cross or gibbet. They cried, saying, Crucify him, cricify him. Luke xxiii. 21.

2. To destroy the power or ruling influence of; to subdue completely; to mortify. They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts. Gal. v. 24.

3. To vex or torment. Beau. & FL.

t. [imp. & p. p. Crucified (-fd); p. pr. & vb.n. Crucifying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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