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Webster 1913 Edition

(kr?′sh?-?t or -sh?t; 106)

Adj.

[L.

cruciatus

, p. p. of

cruciare

to crucify, torture, fr.

crux

crucis

, a cross. See

Tormented.

[Obs.]

Bale.

(Bot.)

Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform.

(kr?′sh?-?t)

Verb.

To torture; to torment.

[Obs.]

See

Bale.

Verb.

[L., to torture, a cross.] To torture; to torment; to afflict with extreme pain or distress; but he verb is seldom used. [See Excruciate.]

Adj.

Tormented. [Little used.]