flagellate

IPA: fɫˈædʒʌɫeɪt

noun

  • (biology) Any organism that has flagella.

verb

  • (transitive) To whip or scourge.
  • (transitive) Of a spermatozoon, to move its tail back and forth.

adjective

  • Resembling a whip.
  • (biology) Having flagella.
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Examples of "flagellate" in Sentences

  • Conservatives gleefully seized upon this to once again flagellate academia for its liberal bias.
  • He also said the industry should not "flagellate" itself over stats that show other countries 'research investments.
  • Today, he sees the "moral hazard rescue" for what it is, and now chooses to "flagellate" himself and "wear a dunce's hat."
  • It was because they seemed small and insignificant compared to Hitchens, that they took the opportunity to flagellate themselves through his very apotheosis.
  • The occasion of the final home game was marked by many as the time to move forward and the beginning of the healing process since the university has now had more than a week to flagellate itself.
  • As in many other lower animals, the cells have only one whip-like hair each, and so are called flagellate (whip) cells (in contrast with the ciliated cells, which have a number of short lashes or cilia).

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