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Definition of: fustigate
(fus′tə·gāt) v.t. ·gat·ed, ·gat·ing
To beat with a stick; cudgel: now in humorous use. [<L fustigatus, pp. of fustigare <fustis club + agere do, drive]
—fus′ti·ga′tion noun
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