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cruciates

cruciates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cruciate.

Meaning of cruciate

Verb

cruciate (third-person singular simple present cruciates, present participle cruciating, simple past and past participle cruciated)

  1. (obsolete) To torture; to torment.
    • They vexed, tormented, and cruciated the weake consciences of men.1550, John Bale, The Image of Both Churches

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Questions about cruciates

What is cruciates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cruciates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cruciate.

Words near cruciates in the dictionary

  1. cruciate ligaments
  2. cruciate sulci
  3. cruciate sulcus
  4. cruciated
  5. cruciately
  6. cruciates
  7. cruciating
  8. cruciation
  9. cruciations
  10. crucible
  11. Crucible curse

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