ˈkɹuːsɪfaɪ

ˈdʒɪbɪt ˈpɪləɹi ˈpɪləɹi ˈsævɪdʒ criticize harshly or violently The press savaged the new President The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage punish by putting in a pillory expose to ridicule or public scorn a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn