Synonyms: crucify, blast, pillory, savage
Definition: criticize harshly or violently
Usage: The press savaged the new President; The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
Similar words: criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock
Definition: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
Usage: The paper criticized the new movie; Don't knock the food--it's free
Synonyms: crucify, subdue, mortify
Definition: hold within limits and control
Usage: subdue one's appetites; mortify the flesh
Similar words: contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, check, moderate
Definition: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
Usage: moderate your alcohol intake; hold your tongue; hold your temper; control your anger
Synonyms: rag, frustrate, crucify, dun, torment, bedevil
Definition: treat cruelly
Usage: The children tormented the stuttering teacher
Similar words: plague, provoke, molest, harass, harry, hassle, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, beset
Definition: annoy continually or chronically
Usage: He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked; This man harasses his female co-workers
Synonyms: crucify
Definition: kill by nailing onto a cross
Usage: Jesus Christ was crucified
Similar words: execute, put to death
Definition: kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
Usage: In some states, criminals are executed