excruciate
v.
1560s, from Latin excruciatus, past participle of excruciare "to torture, torment, rack, plague;" figuratively "to afflict, harass, vex, torment," from ex- "out, thoroughly" (see ex-) + cruciare "cause pain or anguish to," literally "crucify," from crux (genitive crucis) "a cross" (see cross, n.).
〔李〕[ex-;cruc;-i-;-atev.] v.施酷刑； 使剧痛； 使苦恼 ←cruc (L crux, cruces)=cross 十字，叉
〔蒋〕[ex-使…，做…，cruc十字，-ate动词后缀；“把…钉在十架上“] 使受酷刑，拷打，折磨