fustigate
verbEtymology 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.
1
To hit someone with a club.
2
Figuratively To harshly criticize someone.
- Related terms
- fustigation, fustigator