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English Dictionary: flagellate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for flagellate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flagellate adj having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum) Synonym(s): flagellate, flagellated, whiplike, lash- like n a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals Synonym(s): flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore v whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" [syn: flagellate, scourge]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flagellate \Flag"el*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flagellated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flagellating}.] [L. flagellatus, p. p. of flagellare to scoure, fr. flagellum whip, dim. of flagrum whip, scoure; cf. fligere to strike. Cf. {Flall}.] To whip; to scourge; to flog.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flagellate \Fla*gel"late\, a. 1. Flagelliform. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Flagellata.