Main Entry: ex·cru·ci·ate

Pronunciation: \ik-ˈskrü-shē-ˌāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): ex·cru·ci·at·ed; ex·cru·ci·at·ing

Etymology: Latin excruciatus, past participle of excruciare, from ex- + cruciare to crucify, from cruc-, crux cross

Date: circa 1570

1 : to inflict intense pain on : torture
2 : to subject to intense mental distress

— ex·cru·ci·a·tion \-ˌskrü-shē-ˈā-shən, -sē-\ noun