v. t. | 1. | To fasten to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands and feet to a cross or gibbet. |
2. | To destroy the power or ruling influence of; to subdue completely; to mortify. | |
3. | To vex or torment. |
Verb | 1. | crucify - kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified" |
2. | crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" | |
3. | crucify - criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" |