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Traditional English :: excruciate
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excrude - v.tr. ( esp. as excruciating adj.) torment acutely (a person's senses); torture mentally. excruciatingly adv. excruciation n. [L excruciare excruciat- (as EX-(1), cruciare torment f. crux crucis cross)] |
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Traditional English :: excrement
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excrude - n. (in sing. or pl.) faeces. ment or L excrementum (as EXCRETE)] |
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Traditional English :: excrescence
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excrude - n. 1 an abnormal or morbid outgrowth on the body or a plant. 2 an ugly addition. excrescent adj. excrescential adj. [L excrescentia (as EX-(1), crescere grow)] |
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Traditional English :: excreta
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excrude - n.pl. waste discharged from the body, esp. faeces and urine. [L neut. pl.: see EXCRETE] |
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Traditional English :: excrete
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excrude - v.tr. (of an animal or plant) separate and expel waste matter as a result of metabolism. excreter n. excretion n. excretive adj. excretory adj. [L excernere excret- (as EX-(1), cernere sift)] |
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Traditional English :: excruciate
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excrude - v.tr. ( esp. as excruciating adj.) torment acutely (a person's senses); torture mentally. excruciatingly adv. excruciation n. [L excruciare excruciat- (as EX-(1), cruciare torment f. crux crucis cross)] |
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