Flagellate
Pronunciation: /ˈflædʒəˌleɪt/
Flagellate (verb)
- to hit someone or something repeatedly with a whip or stick.
Examples
- The wind flagellated the trees during the storm.
- The rain flagellated the windows relentlessly.
Common collocations: flagellate the surface, flagellate with intensity, flagellate organism, flagellate movement
Flagellate (adjective)
- describing an organism with a long, whip-like tail used for movement.
Examples
- The flagellate organism moved swiftly through the water.
- Scientists studied the flagellate cells under the microscope.