flageller
- (transitive) to beat severely, with a scourge or a whip
- (reflexive) to whip oneself as mortification
- (transitive) to abuse verbally, give a tongue-lashing
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fla.ʒɛ.le/
Etymology
In summary
Learned borrowing from Latin flagellāre (“to scourge, whip”). Doublet of fêler.
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