crucify

/ˈkruːsɪfaɪ/ verb [T]

Definition

KILL › in the past, to fasten someone to a cross and leave them to die

CRITICIZE informal › to criticize someone or something in a cruel and damaging way: [often passive] The film has been crucified by the media.

(Definition of crucify verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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