vapulate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vāpulō
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvæp.jʊ.leɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈvæp.jə.leɪt/
Verb
vapulate (third-person singular simple present vapulates, present participle vapulating, simple past and past participle vapulated)
- (obsolete, transitive) To flog or whip; to beat or strike.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To be flogged, beaten etc.
Quotations
- 1828 Samuel Parr, John Johnstone - The Works of Samuel Parr etc
- In the preface to his Longinus, I can show you blunders for which a boy ought to vapulate.
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /waː.puˈlaː.te/, [waː.pʊˈɫaː.tɛ]
Verb
vāpulāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of vāpulō