fustigate
fustigate · fustigates · fustigated · fustigating
To hit someone with a clubTo hit someone with a club.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To hit someone with a club.
(figuratively)To harshly criticize someone.
More definitions
- strike with a cudgel
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin fūstīgātus, perfect passive participle of fūstFirst attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin fūstīgātus, perfect passive participle of fūstīgō (“to cudgel to death”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fūstis (“a cudgel”) + -igō.
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Forms
fustigates, fustigating, fustigated, fustigated| Base form | fustigate · to fustigate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fustigates |
| Present participle | fustigating |
| Past simple | fustigated |
| Past participle | fustigated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle