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cruciating

cruciating is the present participle and gerund 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 cruciating

What is cruciating the present participle and gerund of?
Cruciating is the present participle and gerund of cruciate.

Words near cruciating in the dictionary

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

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