flagellate

[ verb flaj-uh-leyt; adjective, noun flaj-uh-lit, -leyt ]

/ verb ˈflædʒ əˌleɪt; adjective, noun ˈflædʒ ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

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verb (used with object), flag·el·lat·ed, flag·el·lat·ing.

to whip; scourge; flog; lash.

adjective

Also flag·el·lat·ed .Biology. having flagella.

Botany. producing filiform runners or runnerlike branches, as the strawberry.

pertaining to or caused by flagellates.

noun

any protozoan of the phylum (or class) Mastigophora, having one or more flagella.

Origin of flagellate

1615–25; <Latin flagellātus, past participle of flagellāre to whip. See flagellum, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM flagellate

flag·el·la·tor, nounflag·el·la·to·ry

[flaj-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈflædʒ ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivemul·ti·flag·el·late, adjectivemul·ti·flag·el·lat·ed, adjective

non·flag·el·late, adjectivenon·flag·el·lat·ed, adjectivepre·flag·el·late, adjectivepre·flag·el·lat·ed, adjective

Words nearby flagellate

flag down, flagellant, flagellar, flagellar antigen, Flagellata, flagellate, flagellated, flagellation, flagelliform, flagellin, flagellosis

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Example sentences from the Web for flagellate

Now and again imitation has been resorted to by well-known masters to flagellate the taste of their own day.
Chats on Old Sheffield Plate|Arthur Hayden
C, Later stage, resolving itself into two flagellate gametes.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6|Various
The endoderm has cylindrical cells, each one of which has a flagellate hair.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
I will cut him up, sir; I will flay him—flagellate him—finish him!
Punch, or the London Charivari. Vol. 1, July 31, 1841|Various

Byron, Shelley, and Moore all flagellate him in their poetry.
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 4. Naturalism in England|Georg Brandes

British Dictionary definitions for flagellate

flagellate

verb (ˈflædʒɪˌleɪt)

(tr) to whip; scourge; flog

adjective (ˈflædʒɪlɪt, -ˌleɪt) flagellated

possessing one or more flagella

resembling a flagellum; whiplike

noun (ˈflædʒɪlɪt, -ˌleɪt)

a flagellate organism, esp any protozoan of the phylum Zoomastigina

Derived forms of flagellate

flagellation, noun

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Medical definitions for flagellate

flagellate

[ flăj′ə-lĭt, -lāt′, flə-jĕl′ĭt ]

adj.

Flagellated.

Relating to or caused by a flagellate organism.

n.

A member of the class Mastigophora, comprising organisms having a flagellum.

Scientific definitions for flagellate

flagellate

[ flăj′ə-lāt′ ]

Any of various protozoans of the subphylum Mastigophora that move by means of one or more flagella. Some flagellates can make food by photosynthesis (such as euglenas and volvox), and are often classified as green algae by botanists. Others are symbiotic or parasitic (such as trypanosomes). Flagellates are related to amoebas. Also called mastigophoran

单词	flagellate
释义	flagellate [ verb flaj-uh-leyt; adjective, noun flaj-uh-lit, -leyt ] / verb ˈflædʒ əˌleɪt; adjective, noun ˈflædʒ ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flagellate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), flag·el·lat·ed, flag·el·lat·ing. to whip; scourge; flog; lash. adjective Also flag·el·lat·ed .Biology. having flagella. Botany. producing filiform runners or runnerlike branches, as the strawberry. pertaining to or caused by flagellates. noun any protozoan of the phylum (or class) Mastigophora, having one or more flagella. Origin of flagellate 1615–25; <Latin flagellātus, past participle of flagellāre to whip. See flagellum, -ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM flagellate flag·el·la·tor, nounflag·el·la·to·ry [flaj-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈflædʒ ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivemul·ti·flag·el·late, adjectivemul·ti·flag·el·lat·ed, adjective non·flag·el·late, adjectivenon·flag·el·lat·ed, adjectivepre·flag·el·late, adjectivepre·flag·el·lat·ed, adjective Words nearby flagellate flag down, flagellant, flagellar, flagellar antigen, Flagellata, flagellate, flagellated, flagellation, flagelliform, flagellin, flagellosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flagellate Now and again imitation has been resorted to by well-known masters to flagellate the taste of their own day. Chats on Old Sheffield Plate\|Arthur Hayden C, Later stage, resolving itself into two flagellate gametes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6\|Various The endoderm has cylindrical cells, each one of which has a flagellate hair. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold I will cut him up, sir; I will flay him—flagellate him—finish him! Punch, or the London Charivari. Vol. 1, July 31, 1841\|Various Byron, Shelley, and Moore all flagellate him in their poetry. Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 4. Naturalism in England\|Georg Brandes British Dictionary definitions for flagellate flagellate verb (ˈflædʒɪˌleɪt) (tr) to whip; scourge; flog adjective (ˈflædʒɪlɪt, -ˌleɪt) flagellated possessing one or more flagella resembling a flagellum; whiplike noun (ˈflædʒɪlɪt, -ˌleɪt) a flagellate organism, esp any protozoan of the phylum Zoomastigina Derived forms of flagellate flagellation, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to flagellate hit, beat, flay, spank, thrash, lash, tan, flog, belt, beat the living daylights out of, tan someone's hide Medical definitions for flagellate flagellate [ flăj′ə-lĭt, -lāt′, flə-jĕl′ĭt ] adj. Flagellated. Relating to or caused by a flagellate organism. n. A member of the class Mastigophora, comprising organisms having a flagellum. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for flagellate flagellate [ flăj′ə-lāt′ ] Any of various protozoans of the subphylum Mastigophora that move by means of one or more flagella. Some flagellates can make food by photosynthesis (such as euglenas and volvox), and are often classified as green algae by botanists. Others are symbiotic or parasitic (such as trypanosomes). Flagellates are related to amoebas. Also called mastigophoran The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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flagellate

verb (used with object), flag·el·lat·ed, flag·el·lat·ing.

adjective

noun

Origin of flagellate

OTHER WORDS FROM flagellate

Words nearby flagellate

Example sentences from the Web for flagellate

British Dictionary definitions for flagellate

verb (ˈflædʒɪˌleɪt)

adjective (ˈflædʒɪlɪt, -ˌleɪt) flagellated

noun (ˈflædʒɪlɪt, -ˌleɪt)

Derived forms of flagellate

Words related to flagellate

Medical definitions for flagellate

adj.

n.

Scientific definitions for flagellate