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to cudgel; beat (now only in humorously pedantic use).–fus´ti|ga´tion, noun.–fus´ti|ga´tor, noun.
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fus´ti|ga´tor — fus|ti|gate «FUHS tuh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. to cudgel; beat (now only in humorously pedantic use). ╂[< Late Latin fūstīgāre (with English ate1) cudgel (to death) < Latin fūstis stick, staff] – … Useful english dictionary
fus|ti|gate — «FUHS tuh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. to cudgel; beat (now only in humorously pedantic use). ╂[< Late Latin fūstīgāre (with English ate1) cudgel (to death) < Latin fūstis stick, staff] – … Useful english dictionary
fus — bil·i·fus·cin; con·fus·able; con·fus·ing·ly; dif·fus·er; dif·fus·ibil·i·ty; dif·fus·ible; fus; fus·cous; fus·sle; fus·sock; fus·ta·nel·la; fus·tet; fus·tic; fus·ti·gate; fus·ti·ga·tor; fus·ti·lugs; fus·ti·ly; fus·tin; fus·ti·ness; fus·tle;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
ob|fus|ca|tion — «OB fuhs KAY shuhn», noun. 1. an obfuscating or being obfuscated: »In style they are admirably simple, direct, and uncluttered with medical obfuscation (Harper s). 2. thing that obfuscates … Useful english dictionary
fustigation — fus·ti·ga·tion … English syllables
fustigate — fus•ti•gate [[t]ˈfʌs tɪˌgeɪt[/t]] v. t. gat•ed, gat•ing 1) to cudgel; beat 2) to criticize harshly; castigate • Etymology: 1650–60; < LL fūstīgātus, ptp. of fūstigāre to cudgel, der. of L fūstis cudgel fus ti•ga′tion, n … From formal English to slang
ga — ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·ne·ga·tor; abo·ga·do; ab·ro·ga·tion; adeph·a·ga; ad·ro·ga·tion; ae·ga·grop·i·la; ag·gre·ga·ble; ag·gre·ga·tion; ag·gre·ga·tive; agré·ga·tion; ai·ga; aju·ga; alac·ta·ga; al·a·lon·ga; al·ga; al·lac·ta·ga; al·le·ga·tion;… … English syllables
Fustigation — Fus ti*ga tion, n. [Cf. F. fustigation.] A punishment by beating with a stick or club; cudgeling. [1913 Webster] This satire, composed of actual fustigation. Motley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ob — ob; OB; ob·am·bu·late; ob·ben·ite; ob·clavate; ob·clude; ob·compressed; ob·conic; ob·cordate; ob·cuneate; ob·deltoid; ob·diplostemonous; ob·duce; ob·du·ra·cy; ob·e·lis·cal; ob·e·lis·coid; ob·e·lism; ob·e·lize; ob·e·lus; ob·fusc; ob·fus·ca·ble;… … English syllables
