crucify

/kɹˈusəfˌaɪ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. kill by nailing onto a cross
   “Jesus Christ was crucified”
2. treat cruelly
   “The children tormented the stuttering teacher”
3. hold within limits and control
   “subdue one's appetites”
4. criticize harshly or violently
   “The press savaged the new President”

Synonyms for crucify

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

Words that rhyme with crucify

• fly
• dry
• high
• tie
• die
• cry
• apply
• lie
• try
• occupy
• ply
• deny
• qualify
• specify
• supply
• buy
• eye
• fry
• identify
• rectify
• shy
• spy
• butterfly
• certify
• falsify
• fortify
• guy
• i
• imply
• multiply