Flagellating

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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