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English
Etymology
From Latin vāpulō.
Pronunciation
Verb
vapulate (third-person singular simple present vapulates, present participle vapulating, simple past and past participle vapulated)
- (obsolete, transitive) To flog or whip; to beat or strike.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To be flogged, beaten etc.
1828, Samuel Parr, John Johnstone, The Works of Samuel Parr etc:In the preface to his Longinus, I can show you blunders for which a boy ought to vapulate.
References
Latin
Pronunciation
Verb
vāpulāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of vāpulō