crucify
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
kill by nailing onto a cross
Jesus Christ was crucified
Types & categories
- execute hypernym
Related & opposite
- crucifixion derivation
- crucifix derivation
Sense 2 verb
treat cruelly
The children tormented the stuttering teacher
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- excruciation derivation
- worrying derivation
- frustration derivation
- harassment derivation
- tormenter derivation
Sense 3 verb
hold within limits and control
subdue one's appetites
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- mortification derivation
- desist entails
Sense 4 verb
criticize harshly or violently
The press savaged the new President
Types & categories
- criticize hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | crucifixion |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | crucifix |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | execute |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | excruciation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | worrying |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | frustration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | harassment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tormenter |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hassle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | madden |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hamstring |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tease |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | persecute |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mortification |
| 3 | entails | Related & opposite | desist |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | curb |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mortify |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | criticize |