1. cruciate - Adjective
2. cruciate - Verb
3. cruciate - Adjective Satellite
Tormented.
Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform.
To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See Excruciate.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI was hospitalized five times in 2011 because of my skiing. Fracturing my left shoulder twice, snapping my anterior cruciate ligament once and smashing my scapula into five pieces. Heather Mills
But it was a costly victory for the Five Stripes, as forward Josef Martinez, a former league MVP and Golden Boot Award winner, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament that necessitated season-ending surgery. Source: Internet
Central defender Chambers suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage in the defeat to Chelsea, which leaves Arteta short of options at the back. Source: Internet
Stepaniak tore his anterior cruciate ligament during a practice before the Gator Bowl but said he is progressing well and hopes to be ready for the start of training camp. Source: Internet
Taylor Haugh has done his anterior cruciate ligament in his knee and is gone for the season, while Mitch Scott has pulled his groin and is unlikely to be sighted for more than a month. Source: Internet
Van Niekerk, who tore his right anterior cruciate ligament while playing a charity touch rugby game in 2017 to leave his career in doubt, began his comeback in February this year. Source: Internet