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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fus•ti•gate (fus′ti gāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -gat•ed, -gat•ing. - to cudgel; beat;
punish severely. - to criticize harshly;
castigate:a new satire that fustigates bureaucratic shilly-shallying.
- Late Latin fūstīgātus, past participle of fūstigāre to cudgel, derivative of Latin fūstis cudgel; for formation, see fumigate
- 1650–60
fus′ti•ga′tion, n. fus′ti•ga′tor, n. fus•ti•ga•to•ry (fus′ti gə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. |