Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Straziá-re, v. a.
1. to abuse, outrage, revile;2. to torture, torment; 3. to deride, mock, laugh at; 4. to waste, consume, spend, squander away; s. m. Straziá-tóre, f. Straziá-tríce; adj. Straziá-nte.