fustigate

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.

Synonyms

• (hit someone with a club): flay, thrash, birch
• (harshly criticize someone): castigate, denounce, flay

Related terms

• fustigation
• fustigator

Translations

hit someone with a club

French: fustiger (fr), bastonner (fr) Italian: fustigare (it)

Portuguese: fustigar (pt) Spanish: fustigar (es)

harshly criticize someone

French: fustiger (fr) Portuguese: fustigar (pt)

Spanish: fustigar (es)

Further reading

• fustigate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• fustigate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• fustigate at OneLook Dictionary Search

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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

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Latin

Verb

fūstīgāte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of fūstīgō