Cruciate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɹuː.ʃi.ət/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cruciate is an adjective meaning In the form of a cross.
Meaning
In the form of a cross.
More Meanings
- Overlapping or crossing.
- (obsolete) Tormented.
- (obsolete) To torture; to torment.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: X-shaped (not always differentiable)
Immediately I was so cruciate, that I desired— death to take me.
They vexed, tormented, and cruciated the weake consciences of men.
In this life are they cruciate with a troublous and doubtfull conscience.
Word Forms
- cruciates
- cruciating
- cruciated
Synonyms for cruciate
Depending on context, synonyms include cruciform, cross-shaped, symmetrical, symmetric.
Antonyms for cruciate
Common opposites include noncruciform.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cruciform, symmetric, symmetrical, tetraspores, crucial, crucigerous.
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