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fustigate

/ˈfʌs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/

Traduction: Verbe littéraire ou vieilli signifiant battre avec un bâton ou une massue ; frapper violemment ou punir sévèrement.

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verb

formalcommonobsolète/ˈfʌs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/

An obsolete verb meaning to beat with a club or cudgel; to thrash or punish severely.

  • 🇫🇷Verbe littéraire ou vieilli signifiant battre avec un bâton ou une massue ; frapper violemment ou punir sévèrement.
  1. Strike with a cudgel C2 formal

    To beat someone with a club or heavy stick.

    • The guard threatened to fustigate the intruder.
    • In ancient times, soldiers would fustigate their enemies.
    • He was fustigated for his disobedience.

    🇫🇷Bâtonner

    Synonymes: bastinadobeatbludgeonclubcudgel

  • fustigated past participle
  • fustigated past simple
  • fustigating present participle
  • fustigates third person singular