FUSTIGATE


Meaning of FUSTIGATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfəs-tə-ˌgāt ]

transitive verb

( -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 ˌfəs-tə-ˈgā-shən noun

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