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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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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