kill by nailing onto a cross; Jesus Christ was crucified'

treat cruelly; The children tormented the stuttering teacher

[ Syn: torment , rag , bedevil , dun , frustrate ]

hold within limits and control; subdue ones appetites; mortify the flesh

[ Syn: mortify , subdue ]

criticize harshly or violently; The press savaged the new President; The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage

[ Syn: savage , blast , pillory ]