adj.
Pronunciation: ' fla-j ə - ˌ l ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -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