discruciate

From Latin discruciatus, past participle of discruciare. See cruciate.

discruciate (third-person singular simple present discruciates, present participle discruciating, simple past and past participle discruciated)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To torture (someone); to excruciate.
   • 1648, Robert Herrick, “Griefe”, in Hesperides: Or, The Works both Humane & Divine […], London: […] John Williams, and Francis Eglesfield, and are to be sold by Tho[mas] Hunt, […], →OCLC, page 282:

     Sorrovves divided amongſt many, leſſe / Diſcruciate a man in deep diſtreſſe.

discruciāte

1. vocative masculine singular of discruciātus