"discruciate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: discruciates [present, singular, third-person], discruciating [participle, present], discruciated [participle, past], discruciated [past]
Etymology: First attested in 1596; borrowed from Latin discruciātus, perfect passive participle of discruciō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{etydate|1596}} First attested in 1596, {{bor+|en|la|discruciātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin discruciātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} discruciate (third-person singular simple present discruciates, present participle discruciating, simple past and past participle discruciated)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To torture (someone); to excruciate. Tags: obsolete, transitive Related terms: crucial, cruciate, crux, excruciate

Inflected forms

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