fustigate

ˈfʌstɪˌɡeɪt

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of fustigate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

verbal criticism

Dated

harshly criticize someone

Dated

The coach fustigated the team for their poor performance.

berate

castigate

lambaste

physical action

Rare

hit someone with a heavy stick

Rare

The guard threatened to fustigate the intruder.

bludgeon

club

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Origin of fustigate

Latin, fustis (club) + -igare (to drive)

Examples of fustigate in a sentence

He fustigated the policy during the debate.
The angry mob threatened to fustigate the captured thief.
In old tales, knights would fustigate their foes in battle.

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French:fustiger, frapper, ...
German:kritisieren, prügeln, ...
Italian:fustigare, bastonare, ...
Spanish:fustigar, aporrear, ...
Portuguese:criticar severamente, espancar, ...
Chinese:严厉批评, 用棍子打, ...
Japanese:厳しく批判する, 叩く, ...
Arabic:وَبَّخَ, ضَرَبَ بِعَصًا ثَقِيلَةٍ, ...
Hebrew:לְבַקֵּר בְּחָרִיפוּת, לְהַכּוֹת, ...
Russian:раскритиковать, бить, ...
Ukrainian:критикувати, вдаряти, ...
Hindi:फटकारना, डंडे से मारना, ...
Bengali:কঠোরভাবে সমালোচনা করা, আঘাত করা, ...
Catalan:criticar durament, colpejar, ...
Czech:tepat, zmlátit, ...
Danish:kritiserer, slå, ...
Dutch:bekritiseren, slaan, ...
Greek:επικρίνω σκληρά, χτυπώ, ...
Hungarian:keményen bírálni, megbotozni, ...
Khmer:រិះគន់យ៉ាងខ្លាំង, វាយនឹងដំបងធ្ងន់, ...
Korean:비판하다, 때리다, ...
Persian:نقد کرد, با چوب زد, ...
Polish:skrytykować, zlać, ...
Portuguese (BR):criticar severamente, bater, ...
Romanian:a critica aspru, a lovi, ...
Swedish:kritisera hårt, prygla, ...
Thai:วิจารณ์, ตี, ...
Turkish:fırçalamak, sopayla dövmek, ...
Vietnamese:chỉ trích, đánh bằng gậy, ...

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