I. flag·el·late ˈfla-jə-ˌlāt transitive verb
( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )
Etymology: Latin flagellatus, past participle of flagellare, from flagellum, diminutive of flagrum whip; perhaps akin to Old Norse blaka to wave
Date: circa 1623
1. : whip , scourge
2. : to drive or punish as if by whipping
II. fla·gel·late ˈfla-jə-lət, -ˌlāt; flə-ˈje-lət adjective
Etymology: New Latin flagellatus, from flagellum
Date: circa 1859
1.
a. or flag·el·lat·ed ˈfla-jə-ˌlā-təd : having flagella
b. : shaped like a flagellum
2.
[ flagellate (III)]
: of, relating to, or caused by flagellates
flagellate diarrhea
III. flagellate same as 2 noun
Etymology: New Latin Flagellata, class of unicellular organisms, from neuter plural of flagellatus
Date: 1879
: a flagellate protozoan or alga