CRUCIATE

cruciate. Cruciate, v.t. to torture, torment, pain, ob.

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Cru″ci‐ate (kr?″sh?–?t or –sh?t; 106), a. [[L. cruciatus, p. p. of cruciare to crucify, torture, fr. crux, crucis, a cross. See Cross.]] 1. 1. Tormented. Bale.
2. 2. (Bot.) Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform.