Meaning of "crucify" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRUCIFY

From Old French crucifier, from Late Latin crucifīgere to crucify, to fasten to a cross, from Latin crux cross + fīgere to fasten.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CRUCIFY

crucify  [ˈkruːsɪˌfaɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRUCIFY

Crucify is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb crucify in English.

WHAT DOES CRUCIFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Crucifixion

Crucifixion is a form of slow and painful execution in which the victim is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross and left to hang until dead. It is principally known from antiquity, but remains in occasional use in some countries. The crucifixion of Jesus is a central event in Christianity and the crucifix is the main religious symbol for many churches.

Definition of crucify in the English dictionary

The first definition of crucify in the dictionary is to put to death by crucifixion. Other definition of crucify is to defeat, ridicule, etc, totally. Crucify is also to treat very cruelly; torment.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CRUCIFY

PRESENT

Present

I crucify

you crucify

he/she/it crucifies

we crucify

you crucify

they crucify

Present continuous

I am crucifying

you are crucifying

he/she/it is crucifying

we are crucifying

you are crucifying

they are crucifying

Present perfect

I have crucified

you have crucified

he/she/it has crucified

we have crucified

you have crucified

they have crucified

Present perfect continuous

I have been crucifying

you have been crucifying

he/she/it has been crucifying

we have been crucifying

you have been crucifying

they have been crucifying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I crucified

you crucified

he/she/it crucified

we crucified

you crucified

they crucified

Past continuous

I was crucifying

you were crucifying

he/she/it was crucifying

we were crucifying

you were crucifying

they were crucifying

Past perfect

I had crucified

you had crucified

he/she/it had crucified

we had crucified

you had crucified

they had crucified

Past perfect continuous

I had been crucifying

you had been crucifying

he/she/it had been crucifying

we had been crucifying

you had been crucifying

they had been crucifying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will crucify

you will crucify

he/she/it will crucify

we will crucify

you will crucify

they will crucify

Future continuous

I will be crucifying

you will be crucifying

he/she/it will be crucifying

we will be crucifying

you will be crucifying

they will be crucifying

Future perfect

I will have crucified

you will have crucified

he/she/it will have crucified

we will have crucified

you will have crucified

they will have crucified

Future perfect continuous

I will have been crucifying

you will have been crucifying

he/she/it will have been crucifying

we will have been crucifying

you will have been crucifying

they will have been crucifying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would crucify

you would crucify

he/she/it would crucify

we would crucify

you would crucify

they would crucify

Conditional continuous

I would be crucifying

you would be crucifying

he/she/it would be crucifying

we would be crucifying

you would be crucifying

they would be crucifying

Conditional perfect

I would have crucify

you would have crucify

he/she/it would have crucify

we would have crucify

you would have crucify

they would have crucify

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been crucifying

you would have been crucifying

he/she/it would have been crucifying

we would have been crucifying

you would have been crucifying

they would have been crucifying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you crucify
we let´s crucify
you crucify

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to crucify

Past participle

crucified

Present Participle

crucifying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CRUCIFY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «crucify» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of crucify

execute · harrow · lampoon · pan · put to death · rack · ridicule · rubbish · torment · torture

TRANSLATION OF CRUCIFY

Find out the translation of crucify to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of crucify from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crucify» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 把…钉死在十字架上
• Translator English - Spanish: crucificar
• English: crucify
• Translator English - Hindi: क्रूस पर चढ़ाने
• Translator English - Arabic: يصلب
• Translator English - Russian: распять
• Translator English - Portuguese: crucificar
• Translator English - Bengali: ক্রুশে প্রাণবধ করা
• Translator English - French: crucifier
• Translator English - Malay: Salibkan
• Translator English - German: kreuzigen
• Translator English - Japanese: はりつけの刑に処せられる
• Translator English - Korean: 십자가에 못 박히다
• Translator English - Javanese: Nyalibkan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chịu khổ hạnh
• Translator English - Tamil: சிலுவையில் அறைய
• Translator English - Marathi: वधस्तंभावर खिळले
• Translator English - Turkish: çarmıha germek
• Translator English - Italian: crocifiggere
• Translator English - Polish: ukrzyżować
• Translator English - Ukrainian: розіп´яти
• Translator English - Romanian: crucifica
• Translator English - Greek: σταυρώσει
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gekruisig
• Translator English - Swedish: korsfästa
• Translator English - Norwegian: korsfeste

5 QUOTES WITH «CRUCIFY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word crucify.

1

Chuck Barris

I could never do a show, or be a personality like Howard Stern, where you take all that heat from critics. What he does, he does, but the critical heat would crucify me.

2

Zane Grey

These critics who crucify me do not guess the littlest part of my sincerity. They must be burned in a blaze. I cannot learn from them.

3

Ralph Hall

I figured there's nobody who's going to beat me or shoot me or crucify me. I can't help if people don't like me up there in Washington. I've got a district that I respect, and I think it respects me.

4

Fulton Oursler

Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear of the future.

5

Fulton Oursler

We crucify ourselves between two thieves: regret for yesterday and fear of tomorrow.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRUCIFY»

Discover the use of crucify in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crucify and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Crucify Me Again: With Illustrations from the Author's ...

Presenting a vivid series of incidents from his life, Mark Manning explores parts of his psyche most people would rather belive didn't exist. Manning has worked extensively with fellow adventurer, Bill Drummond of The KLF.

Mark Manning, 2000

It's God They Ought to Crucify: Validity and Authority in Law

The theme of this book is the problem of pursuit of power via separation of the source of authority or interpreter of the law from the source of validity of the law, for example the separation of religious authorities from God.

Diarmuid R. Phelan, 2000

Even If You Were Perfect, Someone Would Crucify You: Stop ...

Nobody’s perfect and yet we try so hard to be.

Rob Shepherd, 2013

Would I Cry Crucify

With this book, the author tries (with the scripture included) to show exactly what Jesus was guilty of that religious people wanted him removed from among them even bad enough to kill him.

Alton R. Holcomb, 2007

Saturday Night Believer: Stories of Music Ministry from the ...

Stories of Music Ministry from the Front Line Scott Fellows. I Crucify I crucify Every time I live another lie I crucify When I see my brother and walk on by I crucify When I talk of others on the sly I crucify When I seem as sweet as apple pie I crucify ...

Scott Fellows, 2010

The Gospel according to S. John: translated from the eleven ...

6 8When the chief priests therefore and [officers] saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take [ye] him, and crucify him : for I find no fauit in him. 6 But when the high priests and the officers saw him, they ...

The gospel according to S. John: translated from the eleven ...

And Pilate said unto them, Here is that man I 6 2When the chief priests therefore and [officers] saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify Aim. Pilate saith unto them, Take [ye] him, and crucify him : for I find no fault in him. 6 But when ...

Solomon Caesar Malan, 1862

Crucify!: Why the Crowd Killed Jesus

Crucify! reveals the motive behind the most heinous murder of all time. Timothy J. Stoner mines the Gospels to expose Jesus’s secret agenda and uncovers his dangerous and provocative mission.

Timothy J. Stoner, 2014

The Evangelical Parallel New Testament: New King James ...

NEW KING JAMES VERSION 13So they cried out again, ”Crucify Him! " l4Then Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has He done?” But they cried out all the more, ”Crucify Him!” 15So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to ...

John R. Kohlenberger, 2003

Parallel Bible-PR-Am/NKJV

6 Therefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, “ Crucify Him, crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him.” 7 The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according ...

Hendrickson Publishers, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRUCIFY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crucify is used in the context of the following news items.

Fire officials discuss meeting fallout

"I didn't have a bit of problem hearing them crucify us for what we do," Adams said. "The chief did his best to explain it to them. Some people ... «The News-Press, Jul 15»

Expert Advice: Car seats, Five seaters and Baby carriers

I have spent the whole day traipsing around car dealerships trying to find a car, that won't break the bank or crucify me with road tax, but more ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

The Sound of Rumbling Ground ... Hebrews 1:2

... Jerusalem on Sunday, calling out “Hosanna” (“Save us now”)—and on Thursday they screamed “Crucify Him.” On Friday they had their wish. «The Herald-News, Jul 15»

The Perils of Porting

If you delay the game on all platforms, then your publisher will crucify you because their timetable says this is going to be a Christmas release, ... «The Escapist, Jul 15»

Masked gang of thugs pose next to sectarian graffiti threatening to …

Ads by Google. A photograph has emerged of an armed gang posing next to graffiti allegedly daubed in Belfast threatening to crucify Catholics. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»

Five stories you need to know about this lunchtime

Police are investigating a photograph of armed men alongside a slogan threatening to crucify Catholics. Read the full story . «Belfast Live, Jul 15»

Gerry Adams hits out at idiots and imbeciles

Adams also hit out at the “imbecile behaviour” of a group of masked individuals posing next to graffiti threatening to crucify Catholics in a photo ... «thejournal.ie, Jul 15»

A Sin Sandwich

It's time to scrutinize and crucify your stinkin' flesh! Paul puts temper tantrums in the same category as pornography or getting drunk. Boom. «Beliefnet, Jul 15»

Gerry Adams among Sinn Fein members in bomb threat scare

... pose next to sectarian graffiti threatening to crucify Catholics... new ... to graffiti allegedly daubed in Belfast threatening to crucify Catholics. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»

Belfast woman Velizara Stoilova cycles 4000 miles to raise cash for …

... pose next to sectarian graffiti threatening to crucify Catholics... new ... to graffiti allegedly daubed in Belfast threatening to crucify Catholics. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»