excrutiate
excrutiate is the misspelling of excruciate.
Meaning of excruciate
Verb
excruciate (third-person singular simple present excruciates, present participle excruciating, simple past and past participle excruciated)
- To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.
- But this it is that doth excruciate
The verie ſubſtance of my vexed ſoule:
To ſee our neighbours that were wont to quake
And tremble at the Perſean Monarkes name,
Now ſits and laughs our regiment to ſcorne, […]c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
- But this it is that doth excruciate
Questions about excrutiate
- What is excrutiate the misspelling of?
- Excrutiate is the misspelling of excruciate.
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