Unscramble crucify

Definition of crucify

verb:

• kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified".
• treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher". Synonyms: bedevil, dun, frustrate, rag, torment.
• hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites", "mortify the flesh". Synonyms: mortify, subdue.
• criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President", "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage". Synonyms: blast, pillory, savage.

Related words

badger, beleaguer, bug, hamstring, madden, mortify, oppress, persecute, pester, tease.

Rhymes with

acidify, alibi, alkali, amplify, anti, beatify, beautify, botfly, buckeye, butterfly, calcify, certify, chennai, clarify, classify, codify, decertify, declassify, deify, demystify.