excrucio

Latin

Etymology

From ex- (out of, from) +‎ cruciō (crucify; torture, torment).

Pronunciation

Verb

excruciō (present infinitive excruciāre, perfect active excruciāvī, supine excruciātum); first conjugation

  1. to torment greatly, torture, rack, plague; afflict, distress, harass, vex
  2. to force out by torturing, extort

Conjugation

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: excruciate
  • Portuguese: excruciar

References

  • excrucio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • excrucio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • excrucio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be tormented by remorse: conscientia mala angi, excruciari