3 entries under this word
(kry'shi-āt), v. t. [Lat. cruciare, cruciatum, from crux, cross, torture; O. Fr. crucier, Pr. & Pg. cruciar, It. crociare.] To afflict with extreme pain or distress; to torture; to torment. [Obs.] See EXCRUCIATE. Bale.
(ĕks-krū'shē-āt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. EXCRUCIATED; p. pr. & vb. n. EXCRUCIATING.] [Lat. excruciare, excruciatum, from ex, out of, from, and cruciare, to slay on the cross, to torment; Fr. excrucier. See CRUCIATE.] To inflict most severe pain upon; to torture; to torment; as, to excruciate the heart or the body. Chapman.
a. Tormented; tortured. Would she sit thus then excruciate? Beau. & Fl.