- 1crucify somebody to kill someone as a punishment by fastening them to a wooden cross
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- 2crucify somebody (informal) to criticize or punish someone very severely The senator was crucified in the press for his handling of the affair.
crucify
verbNAmE//ˈkrusəˌfaɪ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they crucify he / she / it crucifies
past simple crucified
-ing form crucifying
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