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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Cruciate

/(kr?"sh?-?t [or] -sh?t; 106)/ · Cru·ci·ate · IPA /ˈkɹuː.ʃi.ət/
01 a. Tormented.
  1. 1.
    Tormented.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform.(Bot.)
02 v. t. To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See Excruciate.
  1. 1.
    To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See Excruciate.[Obs.] See: Excruciate