fustigate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin fustigatus, past participle of fustigo (“I cudgel to death”), from fustis (“a cudgel”) + ago (“I drive”).
[edit] Verb
fustigate (third-person singular simple present fustigates, present participle fustigating, simple past and past participle fustigated)
- (transitive) To hit someone with a club.
- (figuratively) To harshly criticize someone.
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[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
[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
fustigate
- second-person plural present indicative of fustigare
- second-person plural imperative of fustigare
- Feminine plural of fustigato
[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
fūstīgāte
- first-person plural present active imperative of fūstīgō
