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fustigate

fustigate verb: to hit someone with a club.

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.
    Synonyms:
    cudgel, thrash, birch
  2. (figuratively) To harshly criticize someone.

Synonyms of fustigate

All synonyms of fustigate

Forms of fustigate

third-person singular presentfustigates
present participlefustigating
past participlefustigated
pastfustigated

Origin of fustigate

First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin fūstīgātus, perfect passive participle of fūstīgō (“to cudgel to death”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fūstis (“a cudgel”) + -igō.

Questions about fustigate

What does fustigate mean?
Fustigate means to hit someone with a club.
What part of speech is fustigate?
Fustigate is a verb.
What is the past tense of fustigate?
The past tense of fustigate is fustigated.

Words near fustigate in the dictionary

  1. fustick
  2. fusticks
  3. fustics
  4. fustier
  5. fustiest
  6. fustigate
  7. fustigated
  8. fustigates
  9. fustigating
  10. fustigation
  11. fustigations

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