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- [verb flaj-uh-leyt; adjective, noun flaj-uh-lit, -leyt]
- /verb ˈflædʒ əˌleɪt; adjective, noun ˈflædʒ ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/
- /ˈflædʒ.ə.leɪt/
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- [verb flaj-uh-leyt; adjective, noun flaj-uh-lit, -leyt]
- /verb ˈflædʒ əˌleɪt; adjective, noun ˈflædʒ ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/
Definitions of flagellate word
- verb with object flagellate to whip; scourge; flog; lash. 1
- adjective flagellate Also, flagellated. Biology. having flagella. 1
- adjective flagellate Botany. producing filiform runners or runnerlike branches, as the strawberry. 1
- adjective flagellate pertaining to or caused by flagellates. 1
- noun flagellate any protozoan of the phylum (or class) Mastigophora, having one or more flagella. 1
- noun flagellate Flog (someone), either as a religious discipline or for sexual gratification. 1
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Origin of flagellate
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Latin flagellātus, past participle of flagellāre to whip. See flagellum, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Flagellate
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flagellate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flagellate
verb flagellate
- hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- flay — to strip off the skin or outer covering of.
- spank — to strike (a person, usually a child) with the open hand, a slipper, etc., especially on the buttocks, as in punishment.
- thrash — to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
noun flagellate
- paramecium — any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove.
- sporozoan — any parasitic spore-forming protozoan of the phylum (or class) Sporozoa, several species of which, as plasmodia, cause malaria.
- ameba — An ameba is the smallest kind of living creature. Amebae consist of only one cell, and are found in water or soil.
- euglena — A green, single-celled, freshwater organism with a flagellum, sometimes forming a green scum on stagnant water.
- stentor — (in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
Antonyms for flagellate
verb flagellate
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
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