fustigate
English
Etymology
From Latin fūstīgātus, past participle of fūstīgō (“I cudgel to death”), from fūstis (“a cudgel”) + ago (“I act”).
Verb
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- (transitive) To hit someone with a club.
- (figuratively) To harshly criticize someone.
Synonyms
- (hit someone with a club): flay, thrash, birch
- (harshly criticize someone): castigate, denounce, flay
Related terms
Translations
hit someone with a club
harshly criticize someone
Further reading
- “fustigate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “fustigate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “fustigate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Italian
Verb
fustigate
- second-person plural present indicative of fustigare
- second-person plural imperative of fustigare
- feminine plural of fustigato
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) fūstīgāte