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flagellate
adjective
noun
verb
having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- F
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- LAGELLAT
- Scrabble score
- 14
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
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
“The religious fanatics flagellated themselves”
In context
Example Sentences
The religious fanatics flagellated themselves
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