English Explanatory Dictionary

flagellate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To whip or scourge.
  2. To harshly chide or chastise, to reprimand.
  3. Of a spermatozoon, to move its tail back and forth.
adj
  1. Resembling a whip.
  2. Having flagella.
noun
  1. Any organism that has flagella.

Pronunciation

flă′-jə-lāt′ /ˈflæ.d͡ʒəˌleɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-VGPaleontologist-flagellate (verb, to whip).wav flə-jĕ′-lət /fləˈd͡ʒɛ.lət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Fae7-flagellate.wav

Word forms

flagellate flagellates flagellating flagellated more flagellate most flagellate

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *-rós Latin flagrum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin flagellum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin flagellō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin flagellātuslbor. English flagellate First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin flagellātus perfect passive participle of flagellō (“to whip, flog”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Related words

flagellum

Derived words

aflagellate amoeboflagellate biflagellate choanoflagellate dinoflagellate flagellation flagellative flagellator haemoflagellate helioflagellate hemoflagellate hexadecaflagellate microflagellate monoflagellate multiflagellate myxoflagellate nanoflagellate nonflagellate phytoflagellate picoflagellate quadriflagellate rhizoflagellate silicoflagellate triflagellate uniflagellate zooflagellate
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