v.
Pronunciation: ' f ə s-t ə - ˌ g ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -gat · ed ; -gat · ing
Etymology: Late Latin fustigatus, past participle of fustigare, from Latin fustis + -igare (as in fumigare to fumigate)
Date: circa 1661
1 : CUDGEL
2 : to criticize severely
– fus · ti · ga · tion \ ˌ f ə s-t ə - ' g ā -sh ə n \ noun