Meaning & use
Crucifying
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Present participle of "crucify," meaning to put someone to death by nailing or binding them to a cross; also used figuratively to mean harshly criticizing or punishing someone.
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Roman authorities were crucifying rebels along the roadside as a warning to others.
Critics were crucifying the director online after the film's disastrous premiere.
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The figurative sense — harshly criticizing or blaming someone — is far more common in everyday modern usage than the literal historical meaning.
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