FLAGELLATING

Verb

flagellating

present participle of flagellate

Source: Wiktionary


FLAGELLATE

Flag"el*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flagellated; p. pr. & vb. n. Flagellating.] Etym: [L. flagellatus, p.p. of flagellare to scoure, fr. flagellum whip, dim. of flagrum whip, scoure; cf. fligere to strike. Cf. Flall.]

Definition: To whip; to scourge; to flog.

Fla*gel"late, a.

1. Flagelliform.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the Flagellata.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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