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How to pronounce crucify in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bedevil, dun, frustrate, rag, torment
Type of harass, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke
Has types oppress, persecute, pester, bug, badger, tease, madden, beleaguer, hamstring
Derivation crucifixion
Type Words
Synonyms mortify, subdue
Type of moderate, hold, hold in, curb, check, contain, control
Has types mortify
Type Words
Synonyms blast, pillory, savage
Type of knock, criticise, criticize, pick apart
Type Words
Type of put to death, execute
Derivation crucifix, crucifixion

Examples of crucify

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You know there are going to be mistakes made, but don't crucify yourself for it.
From the al.com
And crucify this pope, they will, just like they did to our beautiful Benedict.
From the washingtonpost.com
So now I go onstage and berate and mercilessly crucify the people in the audience.
From the ocregister.com
Result the current horrible situation where people crucify themselves to buy.
From the guardian.co.uk
He threatens to cut off their hands and feet and crucify them on a palm-tree cross.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Would love to see him throw a long ball but won't crucify him if he doesn't.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Before you crucify me, please know that I do not expose anyone to my secondhand smoke.
From the kentucky.com
Why not crucify snakes on crosses then to bring in those who love the works of Satan?
From the blog.beliefnet.com
But Big Coal and many Kentucky corporations want to crucify the truth and opposition.
From the kentucky.com
More examples
  • Kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified"
  • Torment: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
  • Mortify: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
  • Savage: criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
  • Crucifixion is an ancient method of painful execution in which the condemned person is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross (of various shapes) and left to hang until dead. ...
  • "Crucify" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos that appears on her album Little Earthquakes (1992). The song served as the fifth single from the album, which was released as an EP in the US and as a single in Europe and Australia. ...
  • (Crucified (song)) "Crucified" is a 1991 song recorded by the Swedish band Army of Lovers. It is the first single from their second album Massive Luxury Overdose and the seventh single to be released by the band. It was released from May 1991 (in Sweden) to February 1992 (in France). ...
  • (The Crucified) The Crucified is an American Christian crossover thrash metal band from Fresno, California that formed in 1984. Its lineup is vocalist Mark Salomon, guitarist Greg Minier, bassist Jeff Bellew, and drummer Jim Chaffin. The Crucified released two studio albums and three demos. ...
  • To execute (a person) by nailing to a crucifix; To punish or otherwise express extreme anger at; To thoroughly beat at a sport or game