crucify

英['kruːsɪfaɪ] 美['krʊsə'fai]

1. kill by nailing onto a cross;

"Jesus Christ was crucified"

2. treat cruelly;

"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

3. criticize harshly or violently;

"The press savaged the new President"

"The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"