| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Excruciate.[Websters]. | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Seldom used past tense conjugation of the verb excruciate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (excruciate) | 1. Torment emotionally or mentally.[Wordnet]. 2. Subject to torture.[Wordnet]. 3. To inflict agonizing pain upon; to torture; to torment greatly; to rack; as, to excruciate the heart or the body.[Websters]. 4. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: excruciating, excruciated, excruciates, excruciator, excruciators, excruciatingly and excruciatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EXCRUCIATED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1791. (references) |
Specialty Definition: excruciate
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] To torture; to torment; to inflict most severe pain on; as, to excruciate the heart or the body.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] (transitive) to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
