fla·gel·late
ˈfla-jə-lət 
ˈfla-jə-ˌlāt
flə-ˈje-lət
ˈfla-jə-ˌlāt
flə-ˈje-lət
2
[flagellate entry 3]
: of, relating to, or caused by flagellates
flagellate diarrhea
fla·gel·late
ˈfla-jə-lət
ˈfla-jə-ˌlāt
flə-ˈje-lət
ˈfla-jə-ˌlāt
flə-ˈje-lət
: a flagellate protozoan or alga
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Verb
some medieval monks believed it was necessary to flagellate themselves in order to keep their desires in check
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Susannah Felts, Longreads, 27 Apr. 2023
For Logan, none of these self-flagellating exercises mattered.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2021
How small is too small for someone with a shrinking fetish?), Gupta and Gelula begin to self-flagellate, blaming themselves for being too lazy to do research or for stumbling into some ridiculous malapropism.
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2021
Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 3 Mar. 2021
Their infective feces often enter the bite wound, oral or nasal mucosa, or conjunctivas and transmit the flagellate parasite.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2011
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Verb
Pop stars being badasses, as ever, but expressing doubt, and doing it without the flagellating self-destruction that might have come with an early iteration.
—Susannah Felts, Longreads, 27 Apr. 2023
For Logan, none of these self-flagellating exercises mattered.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
Adjective
Aiden needs neither hair shirt nor whip to self-flagellate, and Simone writes of depression with a visceral ache.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2021
How small is too small for someone with a shrinking fetish?), Gupta and Gelula begin to self-flagellate, blaming themselves for being too lazy to do research or for stumbling into some ridiculous malapropism.
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2021
Noun
To comically self-flagellate?
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 3 Mar. 2021
Their infective feces often enter the bite wound, oral or nasal mucosa, or conjunctivas and transmit the flagellate parasite.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2011
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“Flagellate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagellate. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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flagellate
1 of 3 verb
flag·el·late
ˈflaj-ə-ˌlāt
flagellated; flagellating
flagellation
noun
ˌflaj-ə-ˈlā-shən
flagellate
2 of 3 adjective
flag·el·late
ˈflaj-ə-lət,
-ˌlāt;
flə-ˈjel-ət
1
a
or flagellated
: having flagella
ˈflaj-ə-ˌlāt-əd
b
: shaped like a flagellum
2
: of, relating to, or caused by flagellates
flagellate
3 of 3 nounlike 2
: a protozoan or alga having flagella
Medical Definition
flagellate
1 of 2 adjective
fla·gel·late
ˈflaj-ə-lət
-ˌlāt; flə-ˈjel-ət
-ˌlāt; flə-ˈjel-ət
2
: of, relating to, or caused by flagellates
flagellate diarrhea
flagellate
2 of 2 noun
: a flagellate protozoan or alga
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