🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

मारना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: maarna

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fustigate/ˈfʌstɪˌɡeɪt/
verbCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15000 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"शिक्षक ने छात्रों को मारने की धमकी दी।"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To beat or strike with a heavy object.

    "The teacher threatened to fustigate the students for their misbehavior."
  2. 2

    To criticize or reprimand severely.

    "The critics fustigated the film for its lack of originality."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'fustigate' originates from the Latin word 'fustigare', which means 'to beat with a stick'. It evolved through Middle English, maintaining its connotation of striking or beating, often used in a figurative sense to imply criticism or reprimand.

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