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fustigate
/ ˈʌɪˌɡɪ /
verb
- archaic.tr to beat; cudgel
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Derived Forms
- ˈڳܲپˌٴǰ, noun
- ˌڳܲپˈپDz, noun
- ˈڳܲپˌٴǰy, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ڳܲt·tDz noun
- ڳܲt·tǰ noun
- ڳܲ·پ··ٴ· [fuhs, -ti-g, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fustigate1
First recorded in 1650–60; from Late Latin ūīٳܲ, past participle of ūپ “to cudgel to death,” derivative of the noun ūپ “a stick, club, cudgel” + -, combining form of agere “to drive, do, act”
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fustigate1
C17: from Late Latin ūī to cudgel to death, from Latin ūپ cudgel
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To fustigate is rather more widely known, even having featured in an episode of The Simpsons.
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Flagellation was of two species, the upper and the lower; the upper inflicted upon the shoulders, the lower chiefly resorted to when females were to be fustigated.
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His heart’s in the right place, but they’re going to fustigate the poor guy.
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