fustigate
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin fūstīgātus, past participle of fūstīgō (“I cudgel to death”), from fūstis (“a cudgel”) + ago (“I act”).
Verb edit
fustigate (third-person singular simple present fustigates, present participle fustigating, simple past and past participle fustigated)
- (transitive) To hit someone with a club.
- (figuratively) To harshly criticize someone.
Synonyms edit
- (hit someone with a club): flay, thrash, birch
- (harshly criticize someone): castigate, denounce, flay
Related terms edit
Translations edit
hit someone with a club
Further reading edit
- “fustigate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “fustigate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “fustigate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
fustigate
- inflection of fustigare:
Etymology 2 edit
Participle edit
fustigate f pl
Latin edit
Verb edit
fūstīgāte
Spanish edit
Verb edit
fustigate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of fustigar combined with te