vapulate

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UK/ˈvæp.jʊ.leɪt/US/ˈvæp.jə.leɪt/

verb

To flog or whip; to beat or strike.

OriginLatin vāpulō →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

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

present singular third person vapulates · participle present vapulating · participle past vapulated · past vapulated

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo flog or whip; to beat or strike.
  2. intransitiveobsoleteTo be flogged, beaten etc.

    In the preface to his Longinus, I can show you blunders for which a boy ought to vapulate.

    1828, Samuel Parr, John Johnstone, The Works of Samuel Parr etc

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hit

Origin

  1. Latinvāpulō
  2. Latinvāpulō
  3. Englishvapulate

Borrowed from Latin vāpulō.

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APA

vapulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vapulate

MLA

“vapulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vapulate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vapulate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vapulate.

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