"fustigate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: fustigates [present, singular, third-person], fustigating [participle, present], fustigated [participle, past], fustigated [past]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{etydate|1656}} First attested in 1656, {{bor+|en|la|fūstīgātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin fūstīgātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive Synonyms: cudgel#Verb, thrash, birch Translations (hit someone with a club): fustiger (French), bastonner (French), fustigare (Italian), fustigar (Portuguese), fustigar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fustigate-en-verb-VG663WUi Disambiguation of 'hit someone with a club': 100 0
  2. (figuratively) To harshly criticize someone. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: castigate, denounce, berate Translations (harshly criticize someone): fustiger (French), fustigar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fustigate-en-verb-I2gT~izR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 24 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of 'harshly criticize someone': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fustigation, fustigator

Inflected forms

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