CRUCIFY

(verb) criticize harshly or violently
"The press savaged the new President", "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
synonyms : blast , pillory , savage
(verb) hold within limits and control
"subdue one's appetites", "mortify the flesh"
synonyms : mortify , subdue
They mortified their hunger pangs until dinner time. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) treat cruelly
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
synonyms : bedevil , dun , frustrate , rag , torment
(verb) kill by nailing onto a cross
"Jesus Christ was crucified"

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