fustigate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin fustigatus, pp. of fustigo (“‘I cudgel to death’”) < fustis (“‘a cudgel’”) + ago (“‘I drive’”).

[edit] Verb

to 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.

[edit] Related terms

• fustigation

[edit] External links

• 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

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[edit] Verb

fustigate

1. Second-person plural present tense of fustigare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of fustigare.
3. Feminine plural of fustigato.