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DISCRUCIATE

Dis *cru "ci *ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discruciated; p. pr. & vb. n.Discruciating.] Etym: [L. discruciatus, p. p. of discruciare. See Cruciate. ]

 

Defn: To torture; to excruciate. [Obs. ] Discruciate a man in deep distress. Herrick.