[verb] kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified"
[verb] treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" Synonyms:torment, rag, bedevil, dun, frustrate
[verb] criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" Synonyms:savage, pillory
