flagellate

Definition of Flagellate in English :

Noun

1. flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore

a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals

Verb

2. flagellate, scourge

whip

Example Sentences:
'The religious fanatics flagellated themselves'

scourge

Adjective

3. flagellate, flagellated, lash-like, whiplike

having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Flagellate

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verb (ˈflædʒɪˌleɪt )

1. (transitive)

to whip; scourge; flog

adjective (ˈflædʒɪlɪt , -ˌleɪt) also: flagellated

2.

possessing one or more flagella

3.

resembling a flagellum; whiplike

noun (ˈflædʒɪlɪt , -ˌleɪt)

4.

a flagellate organism, esp any protozoan of the phylum Zoomastigina

Flagellate

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈflagelˌlated or ˈflagelˌlating

1.

to whip; flog

adjective

2.

having a flagellum or flagella

: also ˈflagelˌlated

3.

shaped like a flagellum

noun

4.

a flagellate organism

Flagellate

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tr.v. flag·el·lat·ed, flag·el·lat·ing, flag·el·lates

1. To whip or flog; scourge.

2. To reproach or punish severely: flagellated himself for being so insensitive.

adj. (also flə-jĕlĭt)

1. or flag·el·la·ted (flăjə-lā′tĭd) Having a flagellum or flagella.

2. Resembling or having the form of a flagellum; whiplike.

3. Relating to or caused by a flagellate organism.

n. (also flə-jĕlĭt)

An organism, such as a euglena, that has one or more flagella.

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