cruciō — meaning in English
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English meaning
- torture noun The deliberate infliction of severe pain, especially to punish someone or force information out of them.
Senses
cruciō is used for these senses in English:
- torture (transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them.
torture — full definition
- noun The deliberate infliction of severe pain, especially to punish someone or force information out of them.
- noun Severe mental or physical suffering.
- verb To deliberately inflict severe pain on someone, often to punish or extract information.