Difference between Torture and Excruciate

What is the difference between Torture and Excruciate?

Torture as a verb is to intentionally inflict pain or suffering on (someone). while Excruciate as a verb is to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture

Torture

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony. The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To intentionally inflict pain or suffering on (someone).

Example sentence: The male, for all his bravado and exploration, is the loyal one, the one who generally feels love. The female is skilled at betrayal and torture and damnation.

Excruciate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture

We hope you now know whether to use Torture or Excruciate in your sentence.

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