Flagellate - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Flagellate : adj : having or resembling a flagellum or flagella [syn: flagellated, whiplike] (noun)

1: usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some pathogens of humans and other animals [syn: flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore] (verb)

1: whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" [syn: scourge]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Flagellate : \Flag"el*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flagellated; p. pr. & vb. n. Flagellating.] [L. flagellatus, p. p. of flagellare to scoure, fr. flagellum whip, dim. of flagrum whip, scoure; cf. fligere to strike. Cf. Flall.] To whip; to scourge; to flog.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Flagellate : \Fla*gel"late\, a. 1. Flagelliform.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Flagellata.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)