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Definition of: excruciate
(iks·kr
′shē·āt) v.t. ·at·ed, ·at·ing
To inflict extreme pain or agony upon; torture. [<L excruciatus, pp. of excruciare <ex- completely + cruciare torture <crux, crucis cross]
—ex·cru′ci·a′tion noun
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