What does cruciate mean?
Cruciate means In the form of a cross..
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/ˈkɹuː.ʃi.ət/ · adjective
In the form of a cross..
Near-synonym: X-shaped (not always differentiable)
Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone.
Immediately I was so cruciate, that I desired— death to take me.
In this life are they cruciate with a troublous and doubtfull conscience.
a. 1680, Joseph Glanvill, on the Preexistence of Souls The thus miserably cruciated spirit must needs quit its unfit habitation.
They vexed, tormented, and cruciated the weake consciences of men.
Use cruciate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cruciate means In the form of a cross..
Common synonyms include cruciform, cross-shaped, X-shaped, symmetrical.
Possible antonyms include noncruciform.
Near-synonym: X-shaped (not always differentiable)
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