Definition of torture

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Torture (v. t.) To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as, to torture an accused person..

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Torturable :: Torturable (a.) Capable of being tortured.
Torture :: Torture (v. t.) To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as, to torture an accused person..
Tortured :: Tortured (imp. & p. p.) of Tortur.
Excruciation :: Excruciation (n.) The act of inflicting agonizing pain, or the state of being thus afflicted; that which excruciates; torture..
Martyr :: Martyr (v. t.) To persecute; to torment; to torture.
Lacerate :: Lacerate (v. t.) To tear; to rend; to separate by tearing; to mangle; as, to lacerate the flesh. Hence: To afflict; to torture; as, to lacerate the heart..
Rack :: Rack (v. t.) To extend by the application of force; to stretch or strain; specifically, to stretch on the rack or wheel; to torture by an engine which strains the limbs and pulls the joints..
Pretorture :: Pretorture (v. t.) To torture beforehand.
Discruciate :: Discruciate (v. t.) To torture; to excruciate.
Torture :: Torture (n.) Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; pang; agony; torment; as, torture of mind..
Boot :: Boot (n.) An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort confessions, particularly in Scotland..
Martyrdom :: Martyrdom (n.) Affliction; torment; torture.
Engine :: Engine (n.) Any instrument by which any effect is produced; especially, an instrument or machine of war or torture..
Rack :: Rack (v. t.) To torment; to torture; to affect with extreme pain or anguish.
Thumbscrew :: Thumbscrew (n.) An old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw; a thumbkin.
Thumbkin :: Thumbkin (n.) An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew.
Fire :: Fire (n.) Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction.
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An ancient instrument of torture.
Plitt :: Plitt (n.) An instrument of punishment or torture resembling the knout, used in Russia..
Pain :: Pain (n.) Any uneasy sensation in animal bodies, from slight uneasiness to extreme distress or torture, proceeding from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; bodily distress; bodily suffering; an ache; a smart..
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