(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:07:07

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.]

Discruciate a man in deep distress. Herrick.

 

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