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Discruciate

Discruciate \Dis*cru"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discruciated; p. pr. & vb. n. Discruciating.] [L. discruciatus, p. p. of discruciare. See Cruciate.] To torture; to excruciate. [Obs.]

Discruciate a man in deep distress.
--Herrick.

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discruciate

vb. (context obsolete English) To torture; to excruciate.

Usage examples of "discruciate".

To single Hearts doubling is discruciating: such tempers must sweat to dissemble, and prove but hypocritical Hypocrites.