Found 2 items, similar to cruciate.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: cruciate
cruciate
adj : shaped like a cross [syn:
cruciform]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Cruciate
Cruciate
\Cru"ci*ate\ (kr?"sh?-?t), v. t.
To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See
Excruciate. --Bale.
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Cruciate
\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.
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2. (Bot.) Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of
a cross; cruciform.
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