vapulate

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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)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To flog or whip; to beat or strike.
  2. (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

  • OED 2nd edition 1989

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

vāpulāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of vāpulō