Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)crucifykill by nailing onto a cross“Jesus Christ was crucified” (v)mortify, subdue, crucifyhold within limits and control“subdue one's appetites”,
“mortify the flesh” (v)savage, blast, pillory, crucifycriticize harshly or violently“The press savaged the new President”,
“The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage”