vapulate

English

Etymology

From Latin vāpulō.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvæp.jʊ.leɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈvæp.jə.leɪt/

Verb

vapulate (third-person singular simple present vapulates, present participle vapulating, simple past and past participle vapulated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To flog or whip; to beat or strike.
  2. (obsolete, intransitive) To be flogged, beaten etc.
    • 1828, Samuel Parr, John Johnstone, The Works of Samuel Parr etc:
      In the preface to his Longinus, I can show you blunders for which a boy ought to vapulate.

References

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

vāpulāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of vāpulō