"flagulate" is probably misspelled. Trying flagellate instead Definition of flagellate
flagellate has definitions from the field of biology
1
[ verb ] whip

Synonyms

scourge

Examples

"The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"

2
[ adjective ] having or resembling a flagellum or flagella
3
[ noun ] (biology) usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some pathogens of humans and other animals
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