What does vapulate mean?
Vapulate means (obsolete, transitive) To flog or whip; to beat or strike..
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/ˈvæp.jʊ.leɪt/ · verb
(obsolete, transitive) To flog or whip; to beat or strike..
In the preface to his Longinus, I can show you blunders for which a boy ought to vapulate.
Use vapulate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Vapulate means (obsolete, transitive) To flog or whip; to beat or strike..
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In the preface to his Longinus, I can show you blunders for which a boy ought to vapulate.
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