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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Excruciate \Ex*cru"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excruciated}; p. pr & vb n. {Excruciating}.] To inflict agonizing pain upon to torture; to torment greatly; to rack; as to excruciate the heart or the body. Their thoughts, like devils, them excruciate. --Drayton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Excruciating \Ex*cru"ci*a`ting\ Torturing; racking. ``Excruciating pain.'' --V. Knox. ``Excruciating fears.'' --Bentley -- {Ex*cru"ci*a`ting*ly}, adv From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: excruciating adj : extremely painful [syn: {agonizing}, {harrowing}, {torturing}, {torturous}, {torturesome}]
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