· kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified"

Hypernym(s): execute, put_to_death

· treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

Synonym(s): torment, rag, bedevil, dun, frustrate

Hypernym(s): harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke

· hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"

Synonym(s): mortify, subdue

Hypernym(s): control, hold_in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate

· criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"

Synonym(s): savage, blast, pillory

Hypernym(s): knock, criticize, criticise, pick_apart