flagellate
/ˈflædʒəleɪt/
verb
- To whip or beat someone, especially as a form of punishment or religious practice.
- Some monks used to flagellate themselves as a way to show devotion.
- In ancient Rome, guards would flagellate prisoners with leather straps.
- The cruel master would flagellate any servant who disobeyed him.
Antonyms
noun
- A single-celled organism that moves using a flagellum (a long, whip-like tail).
- Some flagellates live inside the guts of termites and help them digest wood.
- The biologist identified the tiny creature as a type of flagellate.
- A flagellate can be found in both fresh and salt water.
adjective
- Having a flagellum or flagella; whip-like in shape or motion.
- The flagellate cells of certain algae are able to move through water.
- Flagellate bacteria use their tails to swim toward food.
- Under the microscope, the flagellate structure was clearly visible.