adj
Meaning 1
In the form of a cross.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonym: X-shaped (not always differentiable)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cruciform, cross-shaped, X-shaped
Antonyms: noncruciform
Standard Lemma guide
cruciate
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈkɹuː.ʃi.ət/
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/ˈkɹuː.si.ət/
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/ˈkɹuː.ʃi.eɪt/
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/ˈkɹuː.si.eɪt/
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adj
Meaning 2
Overlapping or crossing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Tormented.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To torture; to torment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Examples
- a. 1680, Joseph Glanvill, on the Preexistence of Souls The thus miserably cruciated spirit must needs quit its unfit habitation.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
shaped like a cross
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cruciform
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin cruciatus.
Real reading context