"vapulate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈvæp.jʊ.leɪt/ [UK], /ˈvæp.jə.leɪt/ [US] Forms: vapulates [present, singular, third-person], vapulating [participle, present], vapulated [participle, past], vapulated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin vāpulō. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la:vāpulō|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "vāpulō", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "vapulate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="vapulate"> Borrowed from Latin vāpulō. Head templates: {{en-verb}} vapulate (third-person singular simple present vapulates, present participle vapulating, simple past and past participle vapulated)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To flog or whip; to beat or strike. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-vapulate-en-verb-7-aa8yfE
  2. (obsolete, intransitive) To be flogged, beaten etc. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
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Inflected forms

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