flag·el·late

(flăj′ə-lāt′)

tr.v. flag·el·lat·ed, flag·el·lat·ing, flag·el·lates

1. To whip or flog; scourge.

2. To reproach or punish severely: flagellated himself for being so insensitive.

adj. (also flə-jĕl′ĭt)

1. or flag·el·la·ted (flăj′ə-lā′tĭd) Having a flagellum or flagella.

2. Resembling or having the form of a flagellum; whiplike.

3. Relating to or caused by a flagellate organism.

n. (also flə-jĕl′ĭt)

An organism, such as a euglena, that has one or more flagella.

[Latin flagellāre, flagellāt-, to whip, from flagellum, diminutive of flagrum, whip.]

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Adj.

flagellated - having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)

flagellate, lash-like, whiplike

Translations

flagellato

flag·el·lat·ed

a. flagelado-a, provisto de flagelo o flagelos.

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