fustigate

English

Etymology

From Latin fūstīgātus, past participle of fūstīgō (“I cudgel to death”), from fūstis (“a cudgel”) + ago (“I act”).

Verb

fustigate (third-person singular simple present fustigates, present participle fustigating, simple past and past participle fustigated)

  1. (transitive) To hit someone with a club.
  2. (figuratively) To harshly criticize someone.

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Further reading

  • fustigate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • fustigate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • fustigate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Italian

Verb

fustigate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of fustigare
  2. second-person plural imperative of fustigare
  3. feminine plural of fustigato

Latin

Verb

fūstīgāte

  1. first-person plural present active imperative of fūstīgō
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