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, […]
Source: wiktionary
Excruciate
//ɛkˈskɹu.ʃi.eɪ̯t//
Synonyms for "excruciate" (66 found)
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Related words (33)
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Translations
12 translations across 8 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- əzab vermək verb (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture)
Bulgarian
2 entries- измъчвам verb (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture)
- тормозя verb (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture)
Dutch
1 entries- folteren verb (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture)
French
1 entries- torturer verb (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture)
German
1 entries- quälen verb (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture)
Russian
3 entries- истяза́ть verb (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture)
- му́чить verb (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture)
- терза́ть verb (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture)
Spanish
2 entries- lacerar verb (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture)
- torturar verb (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture)
Swedish
1 entries- pina verb (to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
1616, George Chapman's translation of Homer's Odyssey And here my heart long time excruciate Amongst the leaves I rested all that night.
Source: wiktionary
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