crucify crucify

verb

() kill by nailing onto a cross  ( crucify )
kill by nailing onto a cross
 Jesus Christ was crucified
Jesus Christ was crucified

() treat cruelly  ( bedevil, dun, frustrate, rag, torment, crucify )
treat cruelly
 The children tormented the stuttering teacher
The children tormented the stuttering teacher

criticize harshly or violently  ( blast, crucify, pillory, savage )
criticize harshly or violently
 The press savaged the new President
The press savaged the new President
 The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage

hold within limits and control  ( crucify, mortify, subdue )
hold within limits and control
 subdue one's appetites
subdue one's appetites
 mortify the flesh
mortify the flesh