crucify-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: Kill by nailing onto a cross.

Examples:
They crucified many people over the course of centuries.
Jesus Christ was crucified, but not by the Jews.

Mappings:
VerbNet: poison-42.2
FrameNet: Killing
PropBank: crucify.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Treat cruelly; criticize harshly or violently.

Examples:
The children crucified the stuttering teacher.
I love the President like a brother, but he's crucifying me.
The press crucified the new President.
The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: crucify.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4

Sense Number 3: Hold within limits and control.

Commentary:
NOTE: Relates to religious mortification. It does not mean 'kill.'

Examples:
We must crucify our worldly desires.
We must crucify the flesh if the soul is to live eternally.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3