Word.ws English Dictionary

decrucify

decrucify verb: to remove from the cross of crucifixion.

Verb

decrucify (third-person singular simple present decrucifies, present participle decrucifying, simple past and past participle decrucified)

  1. (rare, transitive) To remove from the cross of crucifixion.
    • Decrucify the angel! Decrucify him or I'll melt your face!1968, Barbarella (film), at 58 minutes 30 seconds

Forms of decrucify

third-person singular presentdecrucifies
present participledecrucifying
past participledecrucified
pastdecrucified

Origin of decrucify

From de- + crucify.

Words formed from decrucify

Questions about decrucify

What does decrucify mean?
Decrucify means to remove from the cross of crucifixion.
What part of speech is decrucify?
Decrucify is a verb.
What is the past tense of decrucify?
The past tense of decrucify is decrucified.

Words near decrucify in the dictionary

  1. DeCrows
  2. decrucified
  3. decrucifier
  4. decrucifiers
  5. decrucifies
  6. decrucify
  7. decrucifying
  8. decrud
  9. decrudded
  10. decrudding
  11. decrudescence

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: decrucify (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “decrucify.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/decrucify. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.