fustigate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
15
Letters
9

Definition of fustigate

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To hit someone with a club.
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verb

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

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Etymology

First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin fūstīgātus, perfect passive participle of fūstīgō (“to cudgel to death”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fūstis (“a cudgel”) + -igō.

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