crucify
English Thesaurus
1. criticize harshly or violently (verb.communication)
2. hold within limits and control (verb.emotion)
| hyponym | : | mortify, |
| definition | : | practice self-denial of one's body and appetites (verb.emotion) |
3. treat cruelly (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke, |
| definition | : | annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | madden, |
| definition | : | drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | hamstring, |
| definition | : | make ineffective or powerless (verb.emotion) |
4. kill by nailing onto a cross (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | execute, put to death, |
| definition | : | kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment (verb.social) |
5. hold within limits and control (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | mortification, |
| definition | : | (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself) (noun.act) |
6. treat cruelly (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | crucifixion, excruciation, |
| definition | : | the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | frustration, |
| definition | : | a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | harassment, torment, |
| definition | : | a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented (noun.feeling) |
7. kill by nailing onto a cross (verb.social)
| derivation | : | crucifixion, |
| definition | : | the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | crucifix, rood, rood-tree, |
| definition | : | representation of the cross on which Jesus died (noun.artifact) |
8. hold within limits and control (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | mortification, |
| definition | : | (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself) (noun.act) |
9. treat cruelly (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | crucifixion, excruciation, |
| definition | : | the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | frustration, |
| definition | : | a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | harassment, torment, |
| definition | : | a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented (noun.feeling) |
10. kill by nailing onto a cross (verb.social)
| derivation | : | crucifixion, |
| definition | : | the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | crucifix, rood, rood-tree, |
| definition | : | representation of the cross on which Jesus died (noun.artifact) |
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