crucify

verb

cru·ci·fy | \ˈkrü-sə-ˌfī

crucified; crucifying

Definition of crucify

transitive verb

1 : to put to death by nailing or binding the wrists or hands and feet to a cross

2 : to destroy the power of : mortify crucify the flesh

3a : to treat cruelly : torment

b : pillory sense 2 crucified in the press

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They crucified her in the newspapers for having an affair.

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Had the negotiations with Booker fallen apart because of a low-ball offer or had Phoenix asked Booker to put off the extension for a year, fans would have crucified the organization for not being committed to winning. — Scott Bordow, azcentral, "Suns, Devin Booker both benefit from five-year, $158 million deal," 8 July 2018 He was politically crucified and exiled, but vindicated in the end as Municipal Light and Power - now Cleveland Public Power - has generally been considered a boon to the city. — cleveland.com, "What the candidates for governor want you to know -- and what they don't," 27 Mar. 2018 The monk' palms had bled inexplicably for decades like the wounds of crucified Jesus. — Fox News, "Pope goes to Italy's south to honor popular saint, Padre Pio," 17 Mar. 2018 Police found Geneva Gomez, 33, lying inside her mother’s Oklahoma City home with her arms spread out as if she had been crucified. — Washington Post, "Gunman kills 3 women, wounds 3 officers in 14-hour standoff," 6 Mar. 2018 The church is revered as the site where Jesus was crucified and resurrected. — Washington Post, "Church of the Holy Sepulchre to reopen after tax spat," 27 Feb. 2018 In the days and weeks after the finale aired, he was digitally crucified on Twitter. — Rebecca Nelson, GQ, "The Most Hated Bachelor in America Explains Himself," 27 May 2018 Christ is crucified when thousands of babies worldwide are destroyed every day in the womb. — Atlanta Life, ajc, "Crucifixion still happening in the world today," 23 Mar. 2018 Once traces its roots back to Biblical times, when early Christians believes Jesus was crucified on a Friday and his betrayer, Judas Iscariot, was the 13th guest at the Last Supper. — Leada Gore, AL.com, "Why is Friday 13th considered unlucky?," 13 Apr. 2018

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