fustigate

fus·ti·gate  (fst-gt)

tr.v. fus·ti·gat·ed, fus·ti·gat·ing, fus·ti·gates

1. To beat with a club; cudgel.

2. To criticize harshly: "We followed [Ibsen] as he fustigates himself and us" (Patrice Chereau).

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[Late Latin fstigre, fstigt- : Latin fstis, club + Latin agere, to do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

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fusti·gation n.

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fustigate [ˈfʌstɪˌgeɪt]

vb

(tr) Archaic to beat; cudgel

[from Late Latin fūstīgāre to cudgel to death, from Latin fūstis cudgel]

fustigation  n

fustigator  n

fustigatory  adj

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Verb

1.

fustigate - strike with a cudgel cudgel hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"