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The meaning of FLAGELLATE is whip, scourge. How to use flagellate in a sentence.
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Definition of flagellate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
flagellate. / flăj ′ ə-lāt′ /. Any of various protozoans of the subphylum Mastigophora that move by means of one or more flagella. Some flagellates can make food by photosynthesis (such as euglenas and volvox), and are often classified as green algae by botanists.
FLAGELLATE meaning: 1. to whip yourself or someone else, especially as a religious act 2. to whip yourself or someone…. Learn more.
To flagellate is to hit or beat, especially with a whip. These days, in most parts of the world, people rarely flagellate others as a punishment. While the verb flagellate can be used for any variety of whipping or beating, it often means a kind of religious self-punishment.
A protozoan that moves by means of a flagellum or flagella. Some flagellates, such as the euglena, can make food by photosynthesis like plants, while others, such as the trypanosomes, are parasitic and cause disease.
verb (ˈflædʒɪˌleɪt ) 1. (transitive) to whip; scourge; flog. adjective (ˈflædʒɪlɪt , -ˌleɪt ) also: flagellated. 2. possessing one or more flagella. 3. resembling a flagellum; whiplike. noun (ˈflædʒɪlɪt , -ˌleɪt ) 4. a flagellate organism, esp any protozoan of the phylum Zoomastigina. Collins English Dictionary.
