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单词 fustigate
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fustigate

[ fuhs-ti-geyt ]
/ ˈfʌs tɪˌgeɪt /
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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 fustigate

1650–60; <Late Latin fūstīgātus, past participle of fūstigāre to cudgel, derivative of Latin fūstis cudgel; for formation, see fumigate

OTHER WORDS FROM fustigate

fus·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/, adjective

Words nearby fustigate

fussy, fustanella, fustet, fustian, fustic, fustigate, fusty, fusula, fusuma, fut., Futabatei
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British Dictionary definitions for fustigate

fustigate
/ (ˈfʌstɪˌɡeɪt) /

verb

(tr) archaic to beat; cudgel

Derived forms of fustigate

fustigation, nounfustigator, nounfustigatory, adjective

Word Origin for fustigate

C17: 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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