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flagellate vs flog

flog vs flagellate

flagellate is a noun but flog is not a noun.

flagellate is an adjective but flog is not an adjective.

flagellate and flog both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flagellate Yes Yes Yes No
flog No No Yes No
As verbs, flog is a hypernym of flagellate; that is, flog is a word with a broader meaning than flagellate:
  • flagellate: whip
  • flog: beat severely with a whip or rod
Other hypernyms of flagellate include lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip.
flagellate (noun) flog (noun)
a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
flagellate (adjective) flog (adjective)
having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
flagellate (verb) flog (verb)
whip beat severely with a whip or rod
beat with a cane
Difference between flagellate and flog

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