单词 | fustigate |
释义 | fustigate[ fuhs-ti-geyt ] / ˈfʌs tɪˌgeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fustigate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), fus·ti·gat·ed, fus·ti·gat·ing.to cudgel; beat; punish severely. to criticize harshly; castigate: a new satire that fustigates bureaucratic shilly-shallying. Origin of fustigate1650–60; <Late Latin fūstīgātus, past participle of fūstigāre to cudgel, derivative of Latin fūstis cudgel; for formation, see fumigate OTHER WORDS FROM fustigatefus·ti·ga·tion, nounfus·ti·ga·tor, nounfus·ti·ga·to·ry [fuhs-ti-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈfʌs tɪ gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveWords nearby fustigatefussy, fustanella, fustet, fustian, fustic, fustigate, fusty, fusula, fusuma, fut., Futabatei Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for fustigatefustigate / (ˈfʌstɪˌɡeɪt) / verb(tr) archaic to beat; cudgel Derived forms of fustigatefustigation, nounfustigator, nounfustigatory, adjectiveWord Origin for fustigateC17: from Late Latin fūstīgāre to cudgel to death, from Latin fūstis cudgel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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