flagellate vs trounce

flagellate is a noun but trounce is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flagellate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
trounce	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, trounce is a hypernym of flagellate; that is, trounce is a word with a broader meaning than flagellate:

Other hypernyms of flagellate include flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, welt, whip.

flagellate (noun)	trounce (noun)
a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals

flagellate (adjective)	trounce (adjective)
having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)

flagellate (verb)	trounce (verb)
whip	censure severely or angrily
	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
	beat severely with a whip or rod