Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to crucify
Participle: crucified
Gerund: crucifying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | crucify |
| you | crucify |
| he;she;it | crucifies |
| we | crucify |
| you | crucify |
| they | crucify |
Perfect
| I | have crucified |
| you | have crucified |
| he;she;it | has crucified |
| we | have crucified |
| you | have crucified |
| they | have crucified |
Past
| I | crucified |
| you | crucified |
| he;she;it | crucified |
| we | crucified |
| you | crucified |
| they | crucified |
Pluperfect
| I | had crucified |
| you | had crucified |
| he;she;it | had crucified |
| we | had crucified |
| you | had crucified |
| they | had crucified |
Future
| I | will crucify |
| you | will crucify |
| he;she;it | will crucify |
| we | will crucify |
| you | will crucify |
| they | will crucify |
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 |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | crucify |
| you | crucify |
| he;she;it | crucify |
| we | crucify |
| you | crucify |
| they | crucify |
Perfect
| I | have crucified |
| you | have crucified |
| he;she;it | have crucified |
| we | have crucified |
| you | have crucified |
| they | have crucified |
Imperfect
| I | crucified |
| you | crucified |
| he;she;it | crucified |
| we | crucified |
| you | crucified |
| they | crucified |
Pluperfect
| I | had crucified |
| you | had crucified |
| he;she;it | had crucified |
| we | had crucified |
| you | had crucified |
| they | had crucified |
Conditional
Present
| I | would crucify |
| you | would crucify |
| he;she;it | would crucify |
| we | would crucify |
| you | would crucify |
| they | would crucify |
Perfect
| I | would have crucified |
| you | would have crucified |
| he;she;it | would have crucified |
| we | would have crucified |
| you | would have crucified |
| they | would have crucified |
Imperative
| you | crucify |
| we | Let's crucify |
| you | crucify |
Verbs conjugated like 'crucify'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'crucify'
brutify,
calcify,
cretify,
cutify,
decrucify,
fructify,
frutify,
prudify,
recrucify,
rubify,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- hurt
- afflict, try, beset, strike, distress, torment, agonize, torture
Antonyms
- hurt
- benefit, relieve, aid, assist
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1300, from O.Fr.
crucifer, from V.L.
*crucificare, from L.L.
crucifigere "to fasten to a cross," from
cruci, dat. of L.
crux "cross" +
figere "fasten" (see fix). An ancient mode of capital punishment considered especially ignominious by the Romans.
2. From Middle English crucifien, from Old French crucefier, from Late Latin crucificō, from Latin crucifigō. See: Middle English '
crucifien', Old French '
crucefier', Latin '
crucifigō'.
Sample Sentences
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After his public gaffe, he was crucified in the media.
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Having behind us the commercial interests and the laboring interests and all the toiling masses, we shall answer their demands for a gold standard by saying to them, you shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold. [1896 July 9, William Jennings Bryan, Cross of Gold speech]
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I crucify myself, nothing I do is good enough for you / I crucify myself every day [1992, Tori Amos, “Crucify”:]
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West Ham beat Manchester City five nil–they crucified them!