How do you pronounce flagellate?

flagellate is pronounced as /ˈflædʒəˌleɪt/.

🩸flagellate

verb

/ˈflædʒəˌleɪt/

to whip or flog someone, either literally or as a form of punishment or self-discipline

In history, some monks would flagellate themselves as penance.

whip, flog, beat, lash

comfort, soothe

flagellate oneself, flagellate publicly, flagellate as penance

an informal or non-standard variant of 'gloss over', meaning to ignore or minimize something

To turn around quickly or cause something to rotate

to reveal or disclose something, especially in a formal manner

to twist or bend out of the normal shape

to steal things of small value or in small quantities

To be a sign of; to indicate or mean something.