What is another word for crucifies ?

To put to death by crucifixion

“Instead, they arrested him and tried to crucify him on a cross.”

Verb

To inflict severe physical pain on

brutalises^UK

brutalizes^US

inflicts suffering on

works over

gives someone the works

agonizes^US

tyrannizes^US

agonises^UK

tyrannises^UK

discriminates against

picks on

“These want to crucify and torture us, to drink our blood.”

Verb

To oppress or persecute someone

tyrannises^UK

tyrannizes^US

“Paying a professional a high salary is only justified if one can subsequently crucify them with taxes.”

Verb

brings tears to your eyes

To feel, or cause to feel, great distress or anguish

agonises^UK

agonizes^US

labors^US

labours^UK

makes severe demands on

demoralizes^US

demoralises^UK

gives someone the blues

makes unhappy

knocks the stuffing out of

knocks for six

breaks someone's heart

traumatizes^US

appalls^US

appals^UK

tyrannizes^US

traumatises^UK

causes someone distress

tyrannises^UK

discriminates against

absorbs

inflicts

breaks one's heart

inflicts suffering on

tantalizes^US

tantalises^UK

harshes someone's mellow

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“Both sentiments crucify and torture me, but I daren't repress or combat either sentiment.”

Verb

gives something a battering

To criticize (someone) severely and unrelentingly

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

pummels^US

belabors^US

belabours^UK

gives someone a bad press

does a hatchet job on

gives someone a roasting

raps over the knuckles

gives someone a rollicking

gives someone a bollocking

reads the riot act

passes strictures upon

stigmatizes^US

stigmatises^UK

ostracises^UK

ostracizes^US

gives something a bad press

bites someone's head off

jumps on one's case

snaps someone's head off

scourges

lashes out

jumps down one's throat

gives a tongue-lashing

gives someone a dressing-down

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone an earful

gives someone what for

gives someone a wigging

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone a rating

gives someone a caning

gives someone some stick

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

belittles

chastens

dishonours^UK

sullies

dishonors^US

drags through the mud

drags through the mire

brings into disrepute

scandalizes^US

scandalises^UK

gives a piece of one's mind

spreads scandal about

runs smear campaign

slaps someone's wrist

expresses disapproval of

thunders

kicks up a stink about

kicks up a fuss about

lashes out at

minimizes^US

takes to the woodshed

minimises^UK

complains vociferously about

takes down a peg

tears down

takes a stand against

disfavors^US

disfavours^UK

trivializes^US

brings charges against

has someone on the carpet

trivialises^UK

disagrees violently with

leans on

kicks against

jumps down someone's throat

brings to book

goes after

makes a stand against

puts up a fight against

finds guilty of

makes a protest against

remonstrates about

complains bitterly about

satirizes^US

satirises^UK

moralises^UK

moralizes^US

expresses a poor opinion of

tears someone a new one

gives someone a telling off

gives someone a dressing down

severely reprimands

raps across the knuckles

criticizes hatefully

cusses out

eats out

gives someone a carpeting

raps someone the knuckles

drags someone's name through the mud

drags through mud

slings mud

sounds off to

metes out punishment to

comes down on like a ton of bricks

gives someone stick

speaks out

expresses disapprobation

sticks it to

expresses disapprobation of

expresses strong disapproval of

holds someone answerable

holds someone to blame

humiliates

resists

lodges a protest against

expresses disagreement with

sends someone away with a flea in his

takes great exception to

categorizes^US

blackens someone's name

shows in a bad light

brings into disfavour

categorises^UK

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“I don't think isolated little incidents from 30 years ago should be suddenly dragged out and used to crucify people.”

Verb

brings someone to their knees

To thoroughly beat or be victorious over

pulverises^UK

pulverizes^US

takes to the cleaners

gives someone a drubbing

tanks

subdues

overpowers

wins a resounding victory over

triumphs over

blows out of the water

gives someone a pasting

kills

gives someone a hiding

pummels^US

knocks the stuffing out of

gains the advantage over

throws back in confusion

belabours^UK

belabors^US

gets the upper hand over

gains ascendancy over

puts someone in their place

stands head and shoulders above

gains the upper hand over

gives someone a beating

immobilizes^US

immobilises^UK

knocks into the middle of next week

gives someone a good drubbing

gives someone a good hiding

beats up on

beats the living daylights out of

lets someone have it

rains blows upon

gives someone a good beating

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“Organizational psychologists observe that some women compete not just to best but to conquer or crucify their opponents.”

Verb

puts before a firing squad

To kill, usually as punishment for capital crimes

rubs out

strings up

does away with

sends to the electric chair

sends to the gas chamber

neutralizes^US

garrottes^UK

neutralises^UK

garrotes^US

carries out a sentence of death on

wipes from the face of the earth

gives someone the works

terminates with extreme prejudice

vaporizes^US

vaporises^UK

sends to the gas chambers

wipes off the face of the earth

puts out of its misery

sterilizes^US

sterilises^UK

sends to kingdom come

moves in for the kill

sends to the scaffold

pulverizes^US

pulverises^UK

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Verb

To cause to feel hurt, upset, or resentful

Verb

To harass or annoy (someone) persistently