Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Cruciate

Cruciate (kr?"sh?-?t o -sh?t; 106) , adjective

[Latin cruciatus, past participle of cruciare to crucify, torture, from crux, crucis, a cross. See Cross.]

1.
Tormented. [Obsolete] — Bale
2.
(Botany) Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform.

Cruciate (kr?"sh?-?t) , transitive verb

To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See Excruciate. — Bale