Main Entry: ¹flag·el·late

Pronunciation: \ˈfla-jə-ˌlāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): flag·el·lat·ed; flag·el·lat·ing

Etymology: Latin flagellatus, past participle of flagellare, from flagellum, diminutive of flagrum whip; perhaps akin to Old Norse blaka to wave

Date: circa 1623

1 : whip, scourge
2 : to drive or punish as if by whipping