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Flagellate (?), 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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Flagellate (?), a.
1. Flagelliform.
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2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Flagellata.
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3. Having a flagellum or flagella.
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