Nearby Words
verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing.
1.
to cudgel; beat; punish severely.
2.
to criticize harshly; castigate: a new satire that fustigates bureaucratic shilly-shallying.
Origin:
1650–60; < Late Latin fūstīgātus, past participle of fūstigāre to cudgel, derivative of Latin fūstis cudgel; for formation, see fumigate
1650–60; < Late Latin fūstīgātus, past participle of fūstigāre to cudgel, derivative of Latin fūstis cudgel; for formation, see fumigate
Related forms
fus·ti·ga·tion, noun
fus·ti·ga·tor, noun
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