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单词 flagellate
释义

flagellate

1 of 3

verb

flag·​el·​late ˈfla-jə-ˌlāt How to pronounce flagellate (audio)
flagellated; flagellating

transitive verb

1
: whip, scourge
2
: to drive or punish as if by whipping

flagellate

2 of 3

adjective

fla·​gel·​late ˈfla-jə-lət How to pronounce flagellate (audio) -ˌlāt How to pronounce flagellate (audio) flə-ˈje-lət How to pronounce flagellate (audio)
1
a
: having flagella
b
: shaped like a flagellum
2
[flagellate entry 3] : of, relating to, or caused by flagellates
flagellate diarrhea

flagellate

3 of 3

noun

fla·​gel·​late ˈfla-jə-lət How to pronounce flagellate (audio) -ˌlāt How to pronounce flagellate (audio) flə-ˈje-lət How to pronounce flagellate (audio)
: a flagellate protozoan or alga

Synonyms

Verb

  • birch
  • cowhide
  • flail
  • flog
  • hide
  • horsewhip
  • lash
  • leather
  • rawhide
  • scourge
  • slash
  • switch
  • tan
  • thrash
  • whale
  • whip
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Example Sentences

Verb some medieval monks believed it was necessary to flagellate themselves in order to keep their desires in check
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
One Peruvian candidate has taken time to talk about his habit of wearing a wire chain, known as a cilice, every day to flagellate himself. Star Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021 All are said to have had affairs with Lucian Freud (was there anyone who didn’t?), three with Arthur Koestler and one with Egypt’s King Farouk (who liked to flagellate her on the steps of the royal palace with his dressing-gown cord). Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2020 Muslims were mobilizing; once, Mr. Rizvi visited during Muharram, an annual ritual of mourning, and found her surrounded by pilgrims, flagellating themselves with chains to which razor blades had been attached. Ellen Barry, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2019 Tech companies have self-flagellated a lot on these issues. Frank Bajak, SFChronicle.com, 14 Oct. 2019 Tech companies have self-flagellated a lot on these issues. Frank Bajak, SFChronicle.com, 14 Oct. 2019 Tech companies have self-flagellated a lot on these issues. Frank Bajak, SFChronicle.com, 14 Oct. 2019 Tech companies have self-flagellated a lot on these issues. Frank Bajak, SFChronicle.com, 14 Oct. 2019 Tech companies have self-flagellated a lot on these issues. Frank Bajak, SFChronicle.com, 14 Oct. 2019
Adjective
Aiden needs neither hair shirt nor whip to self-flagellate, and Simone writes of depression with a visceral ache. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2021 How small is too small for someone with a shrinking fetish?), Gupta and Gelula begin to self-flagellate, blaming themselves for being too lazy to do research or for stumbling into some ridiculous malapropism. Sean Malin, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2021 These are rotating, helical appendages which act as propellers, so flagellate bacteria are more mobile than those lacking such equipment. The Economist, 16 Jan. 2021
Noun
Instead of rejoicing at the opportunity to live their life, play games, and watch movies, many of those left behind self-flagellate and sink into a destructive sense of guilt for being more fortunate than others. Vlad Ned, Wired, 21 Mar. 2022 The flushing was ordered after three of 11 samples of the Lake Jackson's water tested positive for the deadly flagellate. CBS News, 7 Oct. 2020 With the possible exception of medicine, no other profession self-flagellates (and self-congratulates) over ethics like journalism. Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 23 Apr. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Latin flagellatus, past participle of flagellare, from flagellum, diminutive of flagrum whip; perhaps akin to Old Norse blaka to wave

Adjective

New Latin flagellatus, from flagellum

Noun

New Latin Flagellata, class of unicellular organisms, from neuter plural of flagellatus

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

circa 1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1879, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

flagellate 1 of 2

adjective

fla·​gel·​late ˈflaj-ə-lət How to pronounce flagellate (audio) -ˌlāt; flə-ˈjel-ət How to pronounce flagellate (audio)
1
a
or flagellated
ˈflaj-ə-ˌlāt-əd How to pronounce flagellate (audio)
: having flagella
b
: shaped like a flagellum
2
: of, relating to, or caused by flagellates
flagellate diarrhea

flagellate

2 of 2

noun

: a flagellate protozoan or alga

flagellate

verb

as in to whip
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible some medieval monks believed it was necessary to flagellate themselves in order to keep their desires in check

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • whip
  • hide
  • horsewhip
  • lash
  • slash
  • flog
  • flail
  • leather
  • whale
  • spank
  • scourge
  • switch
  • thrash
  • tan
  • flick
  • birch
  • lick
  • slap
  • cowhide
  • cut
  • knock
  • rawhide
  • bat
  • hit
  • punch
  • strap
  • knout
  • maul
  • beat
  • smack
  • bang
  • clip
  • cane
  • whack
  • cudgel
  • quirt
  • club
  • clap
  • swipe
  • pound
  • pelt
  • slug
  • swat
  • paddle
  • pistol-whip
  • bludgeon
  • lather
  • thump
  • bop
  • pummel
  • box
  • clobber
  • bung
  • smite
  • sock
  • bash
  • buffet
  • mangle
  • lace
  • cuff
  • belt
  • lambaste
  • drub
  • blackjack
  • paste
  • crack
  • touch up
  • hammer
  • slate
  • thwack
  • batter
  • rough
  • whup
  • lam
  • clout
  • pommel
  • lambast
  • bust
  • work over
  • fib
  • wallop
  • slog
  • belabor
  • fustigate
  • whop
  • thresh
  • baste
  • tromp
  • whap
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