fustigate
[ fuhs-ti-geyt ]
/ ˈfʌs tɪˌgeɪt /
verb (used with object), fus·ti·gat·ed, fus·ti·gat·ing.
to cudgel; beat; punish severely.
to criticize harshly; castigate: a new satire that fustigates bureaucratic shilly-shallying.
Origin of fustigate
1650–60; < Late Latin
fūstīgātus, past participle of
fūstigāre to cudgel, derivative of Latin
fūstis cudgel; for formation, see
fumigate
OTHER WORDS FROM fustigate
fus·ti·ga·tion, noun fus·ti·ga·tor, noun fus·ti·ga·to·ry [fuhs-ti-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈfʌs tɪ gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveWords nearby fustigate
British Dictionary definitions for fustigate
fustigate
/ (ˈfʌstɪˌɡeɪt) /
verb
(tr) archaic
to beat; cudgel
Derived forms of fustigate
fustigation, noun fustigator, noun fustigatory, adjectiveWord Origin for fustigate
C17: from Late Latin
fūstīgāre to cudgel to death, from Latin
fūstis cudgel