Dictionary Check: flagellate

"flagellate" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 18 points

Definition

adjective

having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)

noun

a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals

verb

whip

Example: "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
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