flagellate (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[flagellate 词源字典]
"to whip, scourge," 1620s, from Latin flagellatus, past participle of flagellare "to scourge, lash" (see flagellum). Related: Flagellated; flagellating. An earlier verb for this in English was flagellen (mid-15c.; see flail (v.)).[flagellate etymology, flagellate origin, 英语词源]
flagellate (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1851, from flagellum + -ate (1).