Associations to the word «Crucify»

Wiktionary

CRUCIFY, verb. To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.
CRUCIFY, verb. To punish or otherwise express extreme anger at, especially as a scapegoat or target of outrage.
CRUCIFY, verb. (informal) To thoroughly beat at a sport or game.

Dictionary definition

CRUCIFY, verb. Kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified".
CRUCIFY, verb. Treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher".
CRUCIFY, verb. Hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh".
CRUCIFY, verb. Criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.