- fustigating
- v. beat, hit; punish; criticize strongly
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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fustigate — fustigation, n. fustigator, n. fustigatory /fus ti geuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /fus ti gayt /, v.t., fustigated, fustigating. 1. to cudgel; beat; punish severely. 2. to criticize harshly; castigate: a new satire that fustigates bureaucratic… … Universalium
fustigate — /ˈfʌstəgeɪt/ (say fustuhgayt) verb (t) (fustigated, fustigating) Obsolete to cudgel; beat; punish. {Latin fustīgātus, past participle, cudgelled to death} –fustigation /fʌstəˈgeɪʃən/ (say fustuh gayshuhn), noun –fustigator, noun …
fustigate — [fus′ti gāt΄] vt. fustigated, fustigating [< L fustigatus, pp. of fustigare < fustis, a stick + agere: see ACT1] to beat with a stick; cudgel fustigation n … English World dictionary
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