fustigate

verb

Etymology

First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin fūstīgātus, perfect passive participle of fūstīgō (“to cudgel to death”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fūstis (“a cudgel”) + -igō.

borrowed from fūstīgātus

Definitions

To hit someone with a club.
To harshly criticize someone.

The neighborhood

neighborfustigation
neighborfustigator

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