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/ɛkˈskɹu.ʃi.eɪ̯t/ · verb
(transitive) To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture..
But this it is that doth excruciate The verie ſubſtance of my vexed ſoule: To ſee our neighbours that were wont to quake And tremble at the Perſean Monarkes name, Now ſits and laughs our regiment to ſcorne, […]
1616, George Chapman's translation of Homer's Odyssey And here my heart long time excruciate Amongst the leaves I rested all that night.
Use excruciate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Excruciate means (transitive) To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture..
Common synonyms include torment, torture, ache, afflict.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But this it is that doth excruciate The verie ſubſtance of my vexed ſoule: To ſee our neighbours that were wont to quake And tremble at the Perſean Monarkes name, Now ſits and laughs our regiment to ſcorne, […]
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