cru|ci|ate

cru|ci|ate
cru|ci|ate «KROO shee iht, -ayt», adjective.
1. of the form of a cross; cross-shaped.
2. Botany. having petals arranged in the form of a cross: »

a cruciate flower.

3. Zoology. crossing each other diagonally: »

an insect's cruciate wings.

[< New Latin cruciatus < Latin crux, crucis cross]

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  • ex|cru|ci|ate — «ehk SKROO shee ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to cause great suffering to; pain very much; torture: »Figurative. Her presence used to excruciate Osborn (Thackeray). ╂[< Latin excruciāre (with English …   Useful english dictionary

  • ate — ab·bre·vi·ate; ac·cel·er·ate; acra·ni·ate; ac·u·ate; acu·le·ate; ac·yl·ate; adul·ter·ate; af·fec·tion·ate; af·fil·i·ate; ag·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·kyl·ate; al·lit·er·ate; am·mo·ni·ate; ap·pro·pri·ate; ar·che·go·ni·ate; as·cid·i·ate; as·per·ate;… …   English syllables

  • cru — an·a·cru·sis; chlo·ro·cru·o·rin; co·me·cru·do; cru; cru·cet·house; cru·cial; cru·ci·al·i·ty; cru·cial·ly; cru·cian; cru·cia·nel·la; cru·cib·u·lum; cru·ci·fer; cru·cif·er·ae; cru·cif·er·ous; cru·ci·fi·er; cru·ci·fix; cru·ci·fix·ion; cru·ci·fy;… …   English syllables

  • cruciate — cru·ci·ate …   English syllables

  • cruciately — cru·ci·ate·ly …   English syllables

  • cruciate — cru•ci•ate [[t]ˈkru ʃi ɪt, ˌeɪt[/t]] adj. 1) cross shaped 2) bot formed like a cross with equal arms, as mustard flowers 3) ent orn Zool. having wings that cross at the tips • Etymology: 1675–85; < NL cruciātus= L cruci , s. of crux cross+… …   From formal English to slang

  • ci — aca·ci·in; ac·ci·dence; ac·ci·dens; ac·ci·dent; ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·ci·dent·ed; ac·ci·dent·ly; ac·ci·die; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma; adult·i·ci·dal; ae·ci·o·spore; ae·ci·um;… …   English syllables

  • ex — ex·act; ex·am·ine; ex·am·ple; ex·animate; ex·arch; ex·as·per·ate; ex·cel·lent; ex·centric; ex·cept; ex·cerpt; ex·cess; ex·change; ex·che·quer; ex·cip·i·ent; ex·cise; ex·cit·ant; ex·claim; ex·clu·sion·ist; ex·clu·sive; ex·com·mu·ni·cate;… …   English syllables

  • Cruciate — Cross shaped. Cruciate comes from the Latin crux which means cross . (That is the crux of this matter). The cruciate ligaments are so named because they cross each other. For example, there are cruciate ligaments that cross within the knee joint …   Medical dictionary

  • excruciate — ex•cru•ci•ate [[t]ɪkˈskru ʃiˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) to inflict severe pain upon; torture 2) to cause mental anguish to • Etymology: 1560–70; < L excruciātus, ptp. of excruciāre to torment, torture = ex I+cruciāre to torment (der. of… …   From formal English to slang

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