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cruciate
/ˈkɹuː.ʃi.ət/
adj 3verb 1
Collocations
3VERB + CRUCIATE
rupturing, tearing
CRUCIATE + NOUN
acl, ligament
PREP.
after, in
Definitions
adj
1
In the form of a cross.
Near-synonym: X-shaped (not always differentiable)
Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone.
2
Overlapping or crossing.
3
Tormented.
Immediately I was so cruciate, that I desired— death to take me.
In this life are they cruciate with a troublous and doubtfull conscience.
verb
1
To torture; to torment.
They vexed, tormented, and cruciated the weake consciences of men.
a. 1680, Joseph Glanvill, on the Preexistence of Souls The thus miserably cruciated spirit must needs quit its unfit habitation.
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Synonyms
adjective — shaped like a cross
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Near-synonym: X-shaped (not always differentiable)
Wiktionary02
Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone.
Wiktionary03
Immediately I was so cruciate, that I desired— death to take me.
Wiktionary04
They vexed, tormented, and cruciated the weake consciences of men.
Wiktionary05
a. 1680, Joseph Glanvill, on the Preexistence of Souls The thus miserably cruciated spirit must needs quit its unfit habitation.
Wiktionary06
She needed just three years after rupturing her cruciate ligament in 2005 before she was back on the winners' rostrum.
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