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De - Pt| English Dictionary: cruciate | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for cruciate | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Cruciate \Cru"ci*ate\ (kr?"sh?-?t), v. t. To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See {Excruciate}. --Bale. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Cruciate \Cru"ci*ate\ (kr?"sh?-?t [or] -sh?t; 106), a. [L. cruciatus, p. p. of cruciare to crucify, torture, fr. crux, crucis, a cross. See {Cross}.] 1. Tormented. [Obs.] --Bale. 2. (Bot.) Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform. | |
