flagellate
21flagellate — flagellate1 [ fladʒ(ə)leɪt] verb flog, either as a religious discipline or for sexual gratification. Derivatives flagellation noun flagellator noun flagellatory lət(ə)ri adjective Origin C17 (earlier (C16) as flagellant): from L. flagellat , fla …
22flagellate — v. a. Whip, scourge, castigate, flog, thrash, beat, cudgel, drub …
23flagellate — verb (T) formal to whip yourself or someone else, especially as a religious punishment …
24flagellate — Having flagella, used to describe the motile sperm of cycads …
25flagellate — v whip, scourge, flog, lash; horsewhip, strap, switch, give the cat o nine tails, make [s.o.] run the gauntlet; birch, cane; cudgel, fustigate, bastinado; thrash, beat, drub …
26flagellate — flag·el·late …
27flagellate — n. a type of protozoan with one or more fine whiplike threads (see flagellum) projecting from its body surface, by means of which it is able to swim. Some flagellates are parasites of humans and are therefore of medical importance. See:… …
28flagellate — See: flagellation …
29flagellate — flag•el•late v. [[t]ˈflædʒ əˌleɪt[/t]] adj., n. [[t] lɪt, ˌleɪt[/t]] v. t. 1) to whip; scourge 2) to punish or berate as if with a whip 3) cbl Also, flag′el•lat ed. Biol. having flagella 4) bot Bot. producing filiform runners or runnerlike… …
30flagellate — verb (t) /ˈflædʒəleɪt / (say flajuhlayt) (flagellated, flagellating) 1. to whip; scourge; flog; lash. –adjective /ˈflædʒələt/ (say flajuhluht) Also, flagellated. 2. Biology having flagella. See flagellum. –noun /ˈflædʒələt/ (say flajuhluht) 3 …