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to excruciate
01
to torture someone physically
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
excruciate
3rd person singular
excruciates
Past simple
excruciated
Past participle
excruciated
Examples
The cruel captors excruciated their prisoners with severe beatings.
02
to cause someone to suffer mentally
Examples
The memories of his past mistakes excruciated him, leaving him filled with regret.
Lexical Tree
excruciating
excruciation
excruciate
