About The Word Cruciate
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Cruciate
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What's The Definition Of Cruciate?
[adj] shaped like a cross
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cruciate: cruciform | symmetric | symmetrical Related Terms | Find terms related to Cruciate: See Also | Cruciate In Webster's Dictionary \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.
2. (Bot.) Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of
a cross; cruciform.
\Cru"ci*ate\ (kr?"sh?-?t), v. t. To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See {Excruciate}. --Bale. |
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