crucify
(verb)
verb
1. kill by nailing onto a cross
Definition categories: social, execute
2. treat cruelly
Similar word(s): bedevil, dun, frustrate, rag, torment
Definition categories: emotion, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke
3. hold within limits and control
Similar word(s): mortify, subdue
Definition categories: emotion, check, contain, control, curb, hold, moderate
4. criticize harshly or violently
- The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
Similar word(s): blast, pillory, savage
Definition categories: communication, criticise, criticize, knock