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fustigate

verb as in club

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bash
bludgeon
clobber
pummel
whack

Strong matches

baste
batter
beat
blackjack
clout
cosh
cudgel
hammer
pommel
pound
strike

verb as in criticize

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blame
blast
castigate
censure
chastise
chide
condemn
denounce
excoriate
reprimand

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bash
blister
carp
clobber
disparage
fluff
hit
knock
lambaste
pan
rap
reprehend
reprobate
reprove
rip
roast
scorch
skin
slam
slog
slug
trash
trim
zap

Weak matches

animadvert on
come down on
cut down
cut to bits
cut up
denunciate
do a number on
dress down
find fault
fulminate against
give bad press
jump on
nag at
nit-pick
pick at
scathe
skin alive
take down

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To fustigate is rather more widely known, even having featured in an episode of The Simpsons.

From BBC

Flagellation was of two species, the upper and the lower; the upper inflicted upon the shoulders, the lower chiefly resorted to when females were to be fustigated.

From Project Gutenberg

His heart’s in the right place, but they’re going to fustigate the poor guy.

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