Synonyms for flagellate
- verb
- noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To whip or scourge.
- n. 1
Any organism that has flagella.
Related words
- Word family
- flagellation flagellum
- Other spellings
- enflagellate
Forms
- Plural
- flagellates → mastigophorans, mastigophores…
- Past participle
- flagellated
e.g. flagellated → scourged, whipped, flogged, beaten…
Example sentences
- whip I'm sure you'll whip us up something really good.
- lash The sea waves lash incessantly against the cliffs.
- scourge Islam is the most dangerous scourge for society.
- flog He tried to flog his old bike, but no one would buy it.
By length
- 4 letters
- beat1, whip1, lash1, flog1, drub1
- 5 letters
- slash1, baste1
- 6 letters
- thrash1, cudgel2, swinge
- 7 letters
- scourge1, trounce1
- 12 letters
- mastigophore
- 13 letters
- mastigophoran
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cudgel2 = 2 syllables).