1. flagellate - noun
· a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
Synonym(s): flagellate_protozoan, flagellated_protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore
Hypernym(s): protozoan, protozoon
2. flagellate - verb
· whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
Synonym(s): scourge
Hypernym(s): flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
3. flagellate - adjective
· having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
Synonym(s): flagellated, whiplike, lash-like
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