crucify - Meaning in Gujarati

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crucify - Meaning in Gujarati

crucify Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of crucify in English

crucify verb

1. criticize harshly or violently

   Synonyms

   blast, blast, pillory, savage, savage

   Examples

   • "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
   • "The press savaged the new President"
2. hold within limits and control

   Synonyms

   mortify, subdue

   Examples

   • "mortify the flesh"
   • "subdue one's appetites"
3. treat cruelly

   Synonyms

   bedevil, dun, dun, frustrate, rag, torment

   Example

   • "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
4. kill by nailing onto a cross

   Example

   • "Jesus Christ was crucified"

Synonyms of crucify

• blast, pillory, savage
• mortify, subdue
• bedevil, dun, frustrate, rag, torment

Description

Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the condemned is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross, beam or stake and left to hang until eventual death. It was used as a punishment by the Persians, Carthaginians, and Romans, among others. Crucifixion has been used in some countries as recently as the early 20th century.

Also see "Crucifixion" on Wikipedia

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