cruciate
/ˈkɹuː.ʃi.ət/
Etymology
From Latin cruciatus.
cruciate means in the form of a cross. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 75 out of 100.
cruciate is pronounced /ˈkɹuː.ʃi.ət/.
adj
- In the form of a cross.“Near-synonym: X-shaped (not always differentiable)”
- Overlapping or crossing.
- Tormented.“Immediately I was so cruciate, that I desired— death to take me.”
verb
- To torture; to torment.“They vexed, tormented, and cruciated the weake consciences of men.”