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crucify
verb
criticize harshly or violently
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verb
criticize harshly or violently
“The press savaged the new President”
verb
hold within limits and control
“subdue one's appetites”
verb
treat cruelly
“The children tormented the stuttering teacher”
verb
kill by nailing onto a cross
“Jesus Christ was crucified”
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The press savaged the new President
The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
subdue one's appetites
mortify the flesh
The children tormented the stuttering teacher
Jesus Christ was crucified
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