discruciating

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discruciating - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Discruciate \Dis*cru"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Discruciated; p. pr. & vb. n. Discruciating.] [L.
     discruciatus, p. p. of discruciare. See Cruciate.]
     To torture; to excruciate. [Obs.]
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           Discruciate a man in deep distress.      --Herrick.
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