Part of speech: Verb
hold within limits and control
Example: subdue one's appetites; mortify the flesh
Part of speech: Verb
treat cruelly
Example: The children tormented the stuttering teacher
Part of speech: Verb
kill by nailing onto a cross
Example: Jesus Christ was crucified
Part of speech: Verb
criticize harshly or violently
Example: The press savaged the new President; The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage