Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to excruciate
Participle: excruciated
Gerund: excruciating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | excruciate |
| you | excruciate |
| he;she;it | excruciates |
| we | excruciate |
| you | excruciate |
| they | excruciate |
Perfect
| I | have excruciated |
| you | have excruciated |
| he;she;it | has excruciated |
| we | have excruciated |
| you | have excruciated |
| they | have excruciated |
Past
| I | excruciated |
| you | excruciated |
| he;she;it | excruciated |
| we | excruciated |
| you | excruciated |
| they | excruciated |
Pluperfect
| I | had excruciated |
| you | had excruciated |
| he;she;it | had excruciated |
| we | had excruciated |
| you | had excruciated |
| they | had excruciated |
Future
| I | will excruciate |
| you | will excruciate |
| he;she;it | will excruciate |
| we | will excruciate |
| you | will excruciate |
| they | will excruciate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have excruciated |
| you | will have excruciated |
| he;she;it | will have excruciated |
| we | will have excruciated |
| you | will have excruciated |
| they | will have excruciated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | excruciate |
| you | excruciate |
| he;she;it | excruciate |
| we | excruciate |
| you | excruciate |
| they | excruciate |
Perfect
| I | have excruciated |
| you | have excruciated |
| he;she;it | have excruciated |
| we | have excruciated |
| you | have excruciated |
| they | have excruciated |
Imperfect
| I | excruciated |
| you | excruciated |
| he;she;it | excruciated |
| we | excruciated |
| you | excruciated |
| they | excruciated |
Pluperfect
| I | had excruciated |
| you | had excruciated |
| he;she;it | had excruciated |
| we | had excruciated |
| you | had excruciated |
| they | had excruciated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would excruciate |
| you | would excruciate |
| he;she;it | would excruciate |
| we | would excruciate |
| you | would excruciate |
| they | would excruciate |
Perfect
| I | would have excruciated |
| you | would have excruciated |
| he;she;it | would have excruciated |
| we | would have excruciated |
| you | would have excruciated |
| they | would have excruciated |
Imperative
| you | excruciate |
| we | Let's excruciate |
| you | excruciate |
Verbs conjugated like 'excruciate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'excruciate'
cruciate,
discruciate,
eructate,
erudiate,
excalceate,
excecate,
excoriate,
excreate,
exculpate,
extricate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to cause pain
- afflict, dere, hurt, pang, pine, rack, throe, torment, torture
- torture
- annoy, abuse, distress, harry, vex, afflict, agonize, torment
Antonyms
- torture
- relief, ease, gratification, consolation
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1570, from L. excruciatus, pp. of excruciare "to torture, torment," from ex- "out, thoroughly" + cruciare "cause pain or anguish to," lit. "crucify," from crux (gen. crucis) "cross."
2. From Latin excruciātus, past participle of excruciō, from ex- + cruciō, from the base of crux (“cross”).
Sample Sentences
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But this it is that doth excruciate
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The verie ſubſtance of my vexed ſoule:
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To ſee our neighbours that were wont to quake
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And tremble at the Perſean Monarkes name,
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Now ſits and laughs our regiment to ſcorne, […] [c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene i:]