flagellate1
/
ˈfladʒ(ə)leɪt/
v.
flog, either as a religious discipline or for sexual gratification.
Derivative
- flagellation n.
- flagellator n.
- flagellatory
/-lət(ə)ri/
adj.
Etymology
C17 (earlier (C16) as flagellant): from L. flagellat-, flagellare ‘whip’.
flagellate2
/
ˈfladʒ(ə)lət,
-eɪt/
n.
any of a large group of protozoans that have one or more flagella used for swimming.
adj.
bearing one or more flagella.
Etymology
C19: from flagellum + -ate2.
