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fustigation
fus·ti·gate F0375400 (fŭs′tĭ-gāt′)tr.v. fus·ti·gat·ed, fus·ti·gat·ing, fus·ti·gates 1. To beat with a club; cudgel.2. To criticize harshly: "Joe McCarthy .... fustigated Robert La Follette Jr., the incumbent whom he whipped in the GOP primary, as an isolationist" (Bill Kauffman). [Late Latin fūstigāre, fūstigāt- : Latin fūstis, club; see fusty + Latin agere, to do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.] fus′ti·ga′tion n.fustigationbeating with a stick or club.See also: Punishmentfustigation
fus·ti·ga·tion (fŭs'ti-gā'shŭn), A form of massage consisting of beating the surface with light rods. [L. fustigo, pp. -atus, to beat with a cudgel] fustigation Massage therapy A technique used in massage consisting of light tapping with wooden rods. Sexology A permutation of flagellation (BDSM) using a stick or rod.fustigation (fŭs″tĭ-gā′shŏn) [L. fustigatio, a cudgeling] In massage, beating with light rods. |