I. ˈflajəˌlāt, usu -ād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin flagellatus, past participle of flagellare, from flagellum whip, diminutive of flagrum whip; akin to Middle Dutch blaken to blow, wave, Old Norse blaka to wave, flutter, Lithuanian blaškyti to throw back and forth
1. : whip , scourge , flog
2. : to drive, punish, or stigmatize by or as if by whipping
the papers flagellated the levity of his conduct
flagellating herself to her daily task
II. -_lə̇]t, -ˌlā], fləˈjelə̇], usu ]d.+V adjective
Etymology: New Latin flagellatus, from flagellum + Latin -atus -ate
1.
a. : having or bearing flagella
b. : shaped like a flagellum
2.
[ flagellate (III) ]
: of, relating to, or caused by flagellates
flagellate dysentery
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin Flagellata & Flagellatae
: a flagellate protozoan or alga
IV. ˈflajəˌlāt, usu -ād.+V intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: back-formation from flagellation (II)
: to develop a flagellum