Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb flagellate

1 sense of flagellate

Sense 1
flagellate, scourge -- (whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves")
       => flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce -- (beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced")

Similarity of adj flagellated

1 sense of flagellated

Sense 1
flagellate, flagellated, whiplike, lash-like -- (having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum))