scourge vs flagellate

scourge and flagellate both are nouns.

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

As verbs, scourge and flagellate are synonyms defined as:

scourge (noun)	flagellate (noun)
a whip used to inflict punishment	a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
a person who inspires fear or dread
something causing misery or death

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

scourge (verb)	flagellate (verb)
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly	whip
whip
punish severely; excoriate