flagellate
verb (used with object)
to whip; scourge; flog; lash.
flagellated
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past participleof flagellate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof flagellate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
flagellateverb (used with object)to whip; scourge; flog; lash.
Example Sentences
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The altered microbiota included higher levels of flagellated bacteria, which are known to activate the immune system and promote inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 26, 2025
The real-life Lawrence had himself flagellated, reflecting a tortured soul more than a starchy independent.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2022
Studies of Volvox, an alga that forms beautiful, flagellated green balls, shows that multicellular organisms also found new ways to use existing functions.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 28, 2018
Some think he flagellated himself too much and BBC top brass not enough.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 8, 2017
Thus we find flattened, or squamous, cubical, columnar, irregular, ciliated or flagellated cells.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
