fustigation

Variant of fustigate

fustigate definition

fus·ti·gate (fus′ti gāt′)

transitive verb fustigated -·gat′ed, fustigating -·gat′·ing

to beat with a stick; cudgel

Etymology: < L fustigatus, pp. of fustigare < fustis, a stick + agere: see act

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