Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crucify"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crucify \Cru"ci*fy\ (-f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crucified}
(-f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crucifying}.] [F. crucifier, fr.
(assumed) LL. crucificare, for crucifigere, fr, L. crux,
crucis, cross + figere to fix, the ending -figere being
changed to -ficare, F. -fier (in compounds), as if fr. L.
facere to do, make. See {Cross}, and {Fix}, and cf.
{Crucifix}.]
1. To fasten to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands
and feet to a cross or gibbet.
They cried, saying, Crucify him, cricify him. --Luke
xxiii. 21.
2. To destroy the power or ruling influence of; to subdue
completely; to mortify.
They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh,
with the affections and lusts. --Gal. v. 24.
3. To vex or torment. --Beau. & FL.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
crucify
v 1: kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified"
2: annoy constantly [syn: {torment}, {rag}, {bedevil}, {dun}, {frustrate}]
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