Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: flagellate
IPA transcription: [fl'ædʒəl,eɪt]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: flagellate, flagellated, whiplike, lash-like
    Meaning: having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: flagellate, flagellate_protozoan, flagellated_protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore
    Meaning: a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: flagellate, scourge
    Meaning: whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
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