Cruciate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cruciate \Cru"ci*ate\ (kr?"sh?-?t or -sh?t; 106), a. [L.
     cruciatus, p. p. of cruciare to crucify, torture, fr. crux,
     crucis, a cross. See {Cross}.]
     1. Tormented. [Obs.] --Bale.
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     2. (Bot.) Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of
        a cross; cruciform.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cruciate \Cru"ci*ate\ (kr?"sh?-?t), v. t.
     To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See {Excruciate}. --Bale.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cruciate
       adj : shaped like a cross [syn: {cruciform}]