excruciate
1. torment emotionally or mentally
• Syn:
torment, torture, rack
• Derivationally related forms:
rack (for: rack), excruciation, torture (for: torture), torturer (for: torture), torment (for: torment), tormenter (for: torment), tormentor (for: torment)
• Hypernyms:
pain, anguish, hurt
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
2. subject to torture
- The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible
• Syn:
torture, torment
• Derivationally related forms:
torment (for: torment), tormenter (for: torment), excruciation, torture (for: torture), torturer (for: torture), torturing (for: torture)
• Hypernyms:
injure, wound
• Hyponyms:
rack, martyr, martyrize, martyrise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
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