cruciate
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈkɹuː.ʃi.ət/ / /ˈkɹuː.si.ət/ / /ˈkɹuː.ʃi.eɪt/ / /ˈkɹuː.si.eɪt/
adj
Etymology: From Latin cruciatus.
- In the form of a cross.
“Near-synonym: X-shaped (not always differentiable)”
“Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone.”
- Overlapping or crossing.
- Tormented.
“Immediately I was so cruciate, that I desired— death to take me.”
“In this life are they cruciate with a troublous and doubtfull conscience.”
verb
Etymology: From Latin cruciatus.
- To torture; to torment.
“They vexed, tormented, and cruciated the weake consciences of men.”
“a. 1680, Joseph Glanvill, on the Preexistence of Souls The thus miserably cruciated spirit must needs quit its unfit habitation.”