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fustigate
/ ˈfʌstɪˌɡeɪt /
verb
- archaic.tr to beat; cudgel
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Derived Forms
- ˈfustiˌgator, noun
- ˌfustiˈgation, noun
- ˈfustiˌgatory, adjective
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Other Words From
- fusti·gation noun
- fusti·gator noun
- fus·ti·ga·to·ry [fuhs, -ti-g, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fustigate1
First recorded in 1650–60; from Late Latin fūstīgātus, past participle of fūstigāre “to cudgel to death,” derivative of the noun fūstis “a stick, club, cudgel” + -igāre, combining form of agere “to drive, do, act”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fustigate1
C17: from Late Latin fūstīgāre to cudgel to death, from Latin fūstis cudgel
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