1. (

• crucify

) kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified" ;

2. (

• torment ,
• rag ,
• bedevil ,
• crucify ,
• dun ,
• frustrate

) treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" ;

3. (

• mortify ,
• subdue ,
• crucify ,

) hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" ;

4. (

• savage ,
• blast ,
• pillory ,
• crucify ,

) criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" ;