fustigate

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Verb

fustigate (fustigates, present participle fustigating; past and past participle fustigated)

1. (transitive) To hit someone with a club.
2. (figuratively) To harshly criticize someone.

Synonyms

• (hit someone with a club) flay, thrash, birch
• (harshly criticize someone) castigate, denounce, flay

Related terms

• fustigation
• fustigator

Translations

• French: fustiger, bastonner
• Italian: fustigare
• Portuguese: fustigar
• Spanish: fustigar

Translations

• French: fustiger
• Portuguese: fustigar
• Spanish: fustigar

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