crucify
1. [ verb ] (law,Christianity) kill by nailing onto a cross
Examples:

"Jesus Christ was crucified"

Related terms: execute crucifixion
2. [ verb ] treat cruelly
Synonyms: tantalize rag bedevil dun frustrate torment
Examples:

"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

Related terms: annoy harass tease persecute hamstring madden tormentor frustration harassment badgering
3. [ verb ] criticize harshly or violently
Synonyms: pillory savage
Examples:

"The press savaged the new President" "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"

Related terms: criticize
Similar spelling:   cricify
  crucifix
  crucifer
  cruciform
  Cruciferae
  crucible