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English to English verb
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kill by nailing onto a cross |  | Example: Jesus Christ was crucified
source: wordnet30
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treat cruelly | | Example: The children tormented the stuttering teacher
source: wordnet30
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hold within limits and control | | Example: subdue one's appetites
mortify the flesh
source: wordnet30
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criticize harshly or violently | | Example: The press savaged the new President
The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
source: wordnet30
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To fasten to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands and feet to a cross or gibbet. | | source: webster1913
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