excruciate
3 synonyms and 1 antonym for excruciate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To cause someone severe physical pain or great mental suffering.
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Etymology
It comes from Latin excruciātus, the past participle of excruciō, from ex- and cruciō, from the base of crux (“cross”).
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