FLAGELLATE


Meaning of FLAGELLATE in English

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

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