cruciate

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cruciate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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  Cruciate \Cru"ci*ate\ (kr?"sh?-?t), v. t.
     To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See Excruciate. --Bale.
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cruciate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cruciate
      adj 1: shaped like a cross [syn: cruciate, cruciform]