vapulate

verb — 2 senses

verb

UK /ˈvæp.jʊ.leɪt/ · US /ˈvæp.jə.leɪt/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin vāpulō.

Obsolete To flog or whip; to beat or strike.

Obsolete To be flogged, beaten etc.

In the preface to his Longinus, I can show you blunders for which a boy ought to vapulate.1828, Samuel Parr, John Johnstone, The Works of Samuel Parr etc:

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