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Crucify vs Pesticide - What's the difference?

crucify | pesticide |

As a verb crucify

is to execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.

As a noun pesticide is

anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (eg sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.

crucify

English

Verb

  • To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.
  • To punish or otherwise express extreme anger at, especially as a scapegoat or target of outrage.
  • * 1992 , Tori Amos, Crucify (song)
  • I crucify myself and nothing I do is good enough for you.
  • (informal) To thoroughly beat at a sport or game.
  • pesticide

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.
  • * 2011 , Allan S. Felsot, Pesticides and Health: Myths vs. Realities , page 4:
  • Pesticide and fertilizer use has been recorded since ancient times,
  • * 2013 , Meg Stout, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Aquaponic Gardening (ISBN 1615643338):
  • Diluted neem oil can be effective as a pesticide and can control various fungal diseases, such as powdery mildew, on animals and plants.
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