fustigate

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To hit someone with a club. transitive
  2. To harshly criticize someone. figuratively

词形变化

fustigates present,singular,third-person fustigating participle,present fustigated participle,past fustigated past

词汇关系

词源

First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin fūstīgātus, perfect passive participle of fūstīgō (“to cudgel to death”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fūstis (“a cudgel”) + -igō.
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