cruciate

Cru"ci*ate (kr"sh-t or -sht; 106), a. Etym: [L. cruciatus, p. p. of cruciare to crucify, torture, fr. crux, crucis, a cross. See Cross.] 1. Tormented. [Obs.] Bale. 2. (Bot.) Defn: Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform. Cru"ci*ate (kr"sh-t), v. t. Defn: To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See Excruciate. Bale.

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