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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flag•el•la•tion (flaj′ə lā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Psychiatrythe act or process of flagellating.
- Psychiatrya masochistic or sadistic act in which the participants receive erotic stimulation from whipping or being whipped.
- Late Latin flagellātiōn-, stem of flagellātiō. See flagellate, -ion
- late Middle English 1400–50
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024flag•el•late /ˈflædʒəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. - to punish with or as if with a whip:flagellating his opponent.
flag•el•la•tion /ˌflædʒəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flag•el•late (v. flaj′ə lāt′;adj., n. flaj′ə lit, -lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing, adj., n. v.t. - to whip;
scourge;
flog;
lash.
adj. - Cell BiologyAlso, flag′el•lat′ed. [Biol.]having flagella.
- Botanyproducing filiform runners or runnerlike branches, as the strawberry.
- Microbiologypertaining to or caused by flagellates.
n. - Microbiologyany protozoan of the phylum (or class) Mastigophora, having one or more flagella.
- Latin flagellātus, past participle of flagellāre to whip. See flagellum, -ate1
- 1615–25
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